BLACK LETTER PR LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC364538 · llp · incorporated 2011-05-11
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 Dec 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 (74/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
£132k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£189k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£44k£88k£132k£177k£221kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Current assets£188.6k£220.6k
Cash£132.1k£181.2k
Debtors£56.5k£39.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-12-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  4. 2025-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-05-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  9. 2024-05-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  10. 2024-05-17
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  11. 2024-04-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  12. 2024-04-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  13. 2023-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  14. 2023-05-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2023-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2022-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2021-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-05-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2020-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-05-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2019-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-05-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2018-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2011-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK LETTER PR LLP
  27. 2011-05-11
    ➕
    KERRY JACK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  28. 2011-05-11
    ➕
    WRITTEN MEDIA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 15 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 15 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Kerry Jack Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
Written Media Limited
Corporate parent
⬇
BLACK LETTER PR LLP
This company · OC364538

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kerry Jack Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Written Media Limited
Corporate entity
—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
Incorporated2011-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

87a High Street
The Old Town
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 3AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KERRY JACK LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2011-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRITTEN MEDIA LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2011-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-06
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2024-05-17
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2024-04-09
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27