ASHWOOD LAW SUPPORT SERVICES LLP

💤Zombieactive

OC370815 · llp · incorporated 2011-12-15

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

70/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.4y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.4 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

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (12 active, 17 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2.0m

↑ 1131% YoY

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

£3.6m

↑ 596% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4.79M	£1.01M
Current assets	£3.64M	£522.0k
Cash	£2.02M	£164.3k
Debtors	£1.61M	£357.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 9 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-18
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-16
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-16
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-13
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-02-13
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-02-13
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-13
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-13
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-13
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
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GRATTAGE, Robert Anthony appointed
llp-designated-member
2025-12-14
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BURTON, Sharon Margaret appointed
llp-member
2025-12-14
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GRATTAGE, Robert Anthony resigned
llp-designated-member
2025-12-14
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BURTON, Sharon Margaret resigned
llp-member
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-01
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-10-29
➕
BUTTER, Harsharon Kaur appointed
llp-designated-member
2024-10-29
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ELCOCK, Jordan Alexander appointed
llp-designated-member
2024-10-29
➕
GREEN, Simon James appointed
llp-designated-member
2024-10-29
➕
LAWSON, Harry Robert appointed
llp-designated-member
2024-10-29
➖
GRATTAGE, Kathryn Marie resigned
llp-designated-member
2024-10-28
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BURTON, Stephen George resigned
llp-designated-member
2024-07-25
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change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-06-14
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-04
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-08-01
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GRATTAGE, Kathryn Marie appointed
llp-designated-member
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-09-30
➖
GAO, Fei resigned
llp-designated-member
2017-12-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-06-27
➕
BENNETT, Christine Sylvia appointed
llp-member
2017-06-27
➕
TRUDGILL, Nicholas Stuart appointed
llp-member
2017-06-27
➕
WILLIAMS, Gerard Anthony appointed
llp-member
2017-06-27
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BURTON, Sharon Margaret appointed
llp-member
2014-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Tenetconnect Limited
2013-10-01
➕
BAILEY, Stanley Martyn appointed
llp-designated-member
2013-10-01
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LAWSON, Anne Kathleen appointed
llp-designated-member
2013-10-01
➕
GAO, Fei appointed
llp-designated-member
2013-10-01
➕
GRATTAGE, Robert Anthony appointed
llp-designated-member
2011-12-15
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Company incorporated
As ASHWOOD LAW SUPPORT SERVICES LLP
2011-12-15
➕
LAWSON, Robert Anthony appointed
llp-designated-member
2011-12-15
➕
BURTON, Stephen George appointed
llp-designated-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

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GRATTAGE, Robert Anthony resigned 2025-12-14; BURTON, Sharon Margaret resigned 2025-12-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Anthony Lawson Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2011-12-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Ashwood Law House

7 Newton Road

Heather

Leicestershire

LE67 2RD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15