BK LAW LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC336186 · llp · incorporated 2008-04-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 17.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
52 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 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees14001600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
    change-of-name · LLNM01
  2. 2025-12-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-10-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2025-10-06
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  5. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    WELLS, David Marlon resigned
    llp-designated-member
  6. 2025-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-27
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  9. 2024-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2024-10-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2024-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2021-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  22. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-10-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-10-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  27. 2017-08-02
    ➕
    KHUMRA, Ravinder appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2017-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2016-07-29
    ➖
    BAIRD, Nicholas William Charles resigned
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2008-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    BAIRD, Nicholas William Charles appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2008-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BK LAW LLP
  33. 2008-04-03
    ➕
    BURCOMBE, Alan Howard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2008-04-03
    ➕
    WELLS, David Marlon 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 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
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-30: change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership; 2025-12-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Howard Burcombe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest19/09/2016
Mr David Marlon Wells
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest19/09/2016

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
Incorporated2008-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

4 Britannia Court
The Green
West Drayton
UB7 7PN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BURCOMBE, Alan Howard→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2008-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHUMRA, Ravinder→
llp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2017-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIRD, Nicholas William Charles→
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2016-07-29
Resigned
WELLS, David Marlon→
llp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2025-09-30
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 property21/08/200827/11/2024

Recent filings (52 total)

change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2025-12-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-10
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26