COMPOSEARCH LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC358528 · llp · incorporated 2010-10-07
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
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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.

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 employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-03-26
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  10. 2023-11-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-19
    ➕
    WATERFRONT HOSPITALITY LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  13. 2022-12-19
    📄
    appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP02
  14. 2022-12-15
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  15. 2022-12-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  16. 2022-11-15
    ➖
    GRAY, Janet Veronica resigned
    llp-designated-member
  17. 2022-10-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2021-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  21. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  23. 2020-10-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2020-10-12
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2020-10-12
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  26. 2019-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  27. 2019-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2018-02-14
    ➖
    PERRYS ACRE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  29. 2010-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMPOSEARCH LLP
  30. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    GRAY, Duncan William appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    GRAY, Janet Veronica appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    PERRYS ACRE 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan William Gray
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Janet Veronica Grayceased 15/11/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

1 Rivermead Cottages 1 Rivermead Cottages
Mill Lane, Shiplake
Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 3LZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRAY, Duncan William→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERFRONT HOSPITALITY LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2022-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Janet Veronica→
llp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2022-11-15
Resigned
PERRYS ACRE LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2018-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-03-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2022-12-19
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-28