DOBSON ENVIRO LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC356055 · llp · incorporated 2010-06-29
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
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£299k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
Current Assets
£709k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£142k£283k£425k£567k£709kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.52M£1.64M
Current assets£708.7k£646.2k
Cash£299.0k£396.5k
Debtors£407.4k£247.4k

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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  2. 2026-02-28
    TINKER, Luke Andrew resigned
    llp-designated-member
  3. 2025-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-06-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  6. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  7. 2024-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  10. 2023-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2023-01-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-01-18
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
    change-of-name · LLNM01
  14. 2023-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2021-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  20. 2020-07-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2020-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  23. 2019-10-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  24. 2019-10-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2019-10-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  26. 2019-10-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  27. 2018-10-01
    DOBSON, Samuel appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2017-09-04
    DOBSON, Lauren Nicole appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2012-12-01
    TINKER, Luke Andrew appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOBSON ENVIRO LLP
  31. 2010-06-29
    DOBSON, Ian Gordon appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2010-06-29
    DOBSON, Wendy Anne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2010-06-29
    DOBSON ASSETS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendy Anne Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
control reported06/04/2016
Mr Ian Gordon Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
control reported06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Luke Andrew Tinkerceased 28/05/2025· control reported

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
Incorporated2010-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Old Hagg Farm
Carr Lane
Doddington
Lincolnshire
LN6 4RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

DOBSON, Ian Gordon
llp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2010-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Lauren Nicole
llp-designated-member · ~33y · appointed 2017-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Samuel
llp-designated-member · ~28y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Wendy Anne
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2010-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON ASSETS LIMITED
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2010-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TINKER, Luke Andrew
llp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-06-24
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-05
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-18
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23