ASTON COURT DERBY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC356266 · llp · incorporated 2010-07-06
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
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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. 2 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

2 live charges · oldest 15.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.8 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 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
47 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees15002600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-08
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-05-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  9. 2023-05-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2022-05-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-05
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  21. 2018-06-04
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  22. 2018-06-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-06-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  25. 2017-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  26. 2010-10-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Egt Finance Limited
  27. 2010-10-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Egt Finance Limited
  28. 2010-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTON COURT DERBY LLP
  29. 2010-07-06
    ➕
    FOULADBAKHSH, Afshin appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-07-06
    ➕
    KHAVARI, Joseph 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 16 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Afshin Fouladbakhsh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Joseph Khavari
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
—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
Incorporated2010-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

55-57 Bayham Street
London
NW1 0AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FOULADBAKHSH, Afshin→
llp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-06
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Active
KHAVARI, Joseph→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2010-07-06
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Egt Finance
Egt Finance Limited
Rent charge agreement1 property06/10/2010—
outstanding
Egt Finance
Egt Finance Limited
Legal charge1 property06/10/2010—
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11