BELL & LOXTON LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC351513 · llp · incorporated 2010-01-14
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
£-27.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,649

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£28k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-27.6k
Current assets£30.0k
Debtors£6.4k
Net assets£-27.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  10. 2022-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  11. 2022-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  15. 2020-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  16. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-01-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-01-20
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2010-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BELL & LOXTON LLP
  27. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    BELL, Geoffrey Dennis appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    BELL, Jonathan Alexander appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    BELL, Cherry Muriel appointed
    llp-member
  30. 2010-01-14
    ➕
    BELL, Rachel Jane appointed
    llp-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 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachel Jane Bell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Jonathan Alexander Bell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Geoffrey Dennis Bell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/08/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Upton Barton
South Milton
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 3JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Geoffrey Dennis→
llp-designated-member · ~80y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Jonathan Alexander→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Cherry Muriel→
llp-member · ~80y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Rachel Jane→
llp-member · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2020-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2020-10-07