BRIERLEY GROOM LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC344478 · llp · incorporated 2009-03-30
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
£60.0k
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 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£60k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£196k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£78k£117k£157k£196kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£88.9k£103.0k
Current assets£195.8k£188.8k
Net assets£60.0k£60.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-01
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-03
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-04-13
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  21. 2017-04-13
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  22. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2016-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-01-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  26. 2011-03-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2009-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIERLEY GROOM LLP
  28. 2009-03-30
    ➕
    GROOM, Greg Clayton appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2009-03-30
    ➕
    GROOM, Matthew Robinson appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 17 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
Mr Greg Clayton Groom
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Robinson Groom
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

2 Holly Tree House Harwood Road
Northminster Business Park
York
North Yorkshire
YO26 6QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GROOM, Greg Clayton→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2009-03-30
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Active
GROOM, Matthew Robinson→
llp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2009-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/03/2011—
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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-04-01