ANDERSON BARROWCLIFF (1913) LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC334152 · llp · incorporated 2008-01-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £1.14M |
| Current assets | — | £1.35M |
| Cash | — | £566 |
| Debtors | — | £1.35M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-07-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-05✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2024-07-01➖BURY, Jerome Quentin James Patrick resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-01-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-04-11📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-03-31➖ROBERTSON, David James resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2020-05-13📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-03-31➖BLAKEY, Beverley Susan resignedllp-designated-member
- 2020-01-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-18📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2018-03-31➖UPTON, Nicholas Peter resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-01➕DALE, James Andrew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-01➕WILSON, Helen Frances appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-04-01➕DEWING, Andrew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-04-01➖ROBINSON, Richard Graham resignedllp-designated-member
- 2010-03-31➖DOUGLASS, Brian Harvey resignedllp-member
- 2008-05-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-02-01➕SHAWCROSS, David Robert appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕BLAKEY, Beverley Susan appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕BURY, Jerome Quentin James Patrick appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕ROBERTSON, David James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕ROBINSON, Richard Graham appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕UPTON, Nicholas Peter appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➖OSBORNE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➖OSBORNE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2008-02-01➕DOUGLASS, Brian Harvey appointedllp-member
- 2008-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON BARROWCLIFF (1913) LLP
- 2008-01-16➕OSBORNE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2008-01-16➕OSBORNE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-05: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-07-05: change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2008-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
3 Kingfisher Court
Bowesfield Park
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 3EX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
DALE, James Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEWING, Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHAWCROSS, David Robert→
Activellp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, Helen Frances→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKEY, Beverley Susan→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
BURY, Jerome Quentin James Patrick→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
ROBERTSON, David James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2023-03-31
ROBINSON, Richard Graham→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2015-04-01
UPTON, Nicholas Peter→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-31
OSBORNE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2008-01-16 · resigned 2008-02-01
OSBORNE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2008-01-16 · resigned 2008-02-01
DOUGLASS, Brian Harvey→
Resignedllp-member · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2010-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/05/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-12-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-05
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-12-08
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19