BETTER PLACED INTERIM RECRUITMENT LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
💤Zombieactive
OC339839 · llp · incorporated 2008-09-03
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
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-22📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-08-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-07-06📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2019-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2019-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2019-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-11-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2018-11-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-09-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2008-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BETTER PLACED INTERIM RECRUITMENT LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
- 2008-09-03➕BARTLE, Dean Jay appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-09-03➕GIBSON, Andrew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2008-09-03➕STEPHENS, Simon Paul appointedllp-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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean Jay Bartle Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew Gibson Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Simon Paul Stephens Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Dean Jay Bartleceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting
- Mr Simon Paul Stephensceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2008-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
3 Greengate Cardale Park
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 1GY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BARTLE, Dean Jay→
Activellp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBSON, Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEPHENS, Simon Paul→
Activellp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 06/11/2018 | 19/12/2025 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-23
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2020-07-06