BROWNWOOD LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC346450 · llp · incorporated 2009-06-16
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£557.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £557,945
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£558k
Current Assets
£64k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £557.9k | — |
| Current assets | £63.8k | £84.2k |
| Cash | £32.1k | £58.0k |
| Debtors | £31.7k | £26.2k |
| Net assets | £557.9k | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-02-16📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2021-12-30➖REDWOOD, David Thomas Arthur, Mr. resignedllp-designated-member
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2021-09-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2021-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-07-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2012-06-17➕BROWN, Abigail Margaret, Cllr appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-04-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-07-01➕CHAPMAN, Gillian Elaine appointedllp-designated-member
- 2011-07-01➕REDWOOD, Margaret Ann, Mrs. appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-07-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: David Thomas Arthur Redwood
- 2009-07-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BROWNWOOD LLP
- 2009-06-16➕BROWN, Stephen Andrew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-06-16➕REDWOOD, Nigel appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-06-16➕REDWOOD, Niki Jane appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-06-16➕REDWOOD, David Thomas Arthur, Mr. 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 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Redwood Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Niki Jane Redwood Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stephen Andrew Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. David Thomas Arthur Redwoodceased 30/12/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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
Incorporated2009-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Tanners Bow Ranters Bank
Buckeridge
Nr Bewdley
Worcestershire
DY14 9DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Abigail Margaret, Cllr→
Activellp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2012-06-17
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BROWN, Stephen Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2009-06-16
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CHAPMAN, Gillian Elaine→
Activellp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2011-07-01
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REDWOOD, Margaret Ann, Mrs.→
Activellp-designated-member · ~82y · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REDWOOD, Nigel→
Activellp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2009-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REDWOOD, Niki Jane→
Activellp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-16
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REDWOOD, David Thomas Arthur, Mr.→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2021-12-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/04/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | David Thomas Arthur Redwood | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/07/2009 | 22/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/07/2009 | 22/09/2021 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/07/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-16
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2021-09-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-12