BAKER SHEPHERD GILLESPIE LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC328772 · llp · incorporated 2007-06-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  3. 2025-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-06-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-25
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  7. 2024-06-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-15
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  18. 2019-06-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  22. 2018-01-02
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  23. 2018-01-02
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  24. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-06-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2009-02-05
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    BAKER, Andrew Jonathan resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2007-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2007-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKER SHEPHERD GILLESPIE LLP
  30. 2007-06-04
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, James Alexander Ian appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2007-06-04
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Peter Alan, Dr appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2007-06-04
    ➕
    BAKER, Andrew Jonathan appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Peter Alan Shepherd
Individual · English · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
—25–50%25-50% voting04/06/2017
Mr James Alexander Ian Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting04/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Merlin House
1 Langstone Business Park
Newport
NP18 2HJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GILLESPIE, James Alexander Ian→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEPHERD, Peter Alan, Dr→
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2007-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Andrew Jonathan→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2009-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/12/200713/08/2025

Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24