BESPOKE DEVELOPMENTS KETTON LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC375444 · llp · incorporated 2012-05-22
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
£1.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,087,344
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.78M | £1.74M |
| Current assets | £15.9k | £25.2k |
| Debtors | £15.9k | £25.2k |
| Net assets | £1.09M | £999.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2026-04-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2026-03-31➖VAUGHAN, Faye Marie resignedllp-designated-member
- 2026-03-31➖VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony resignedllp-designated-member
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-05-21📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2024-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2024-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-09-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-09-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2024-06-06📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-06-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-06-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2024-05-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2024-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24➕VAUGHAN, Lee Jay appointedllp-designated-member
- 2019-04-24➕VAUGHAN, Faye Marie appointedllp-designated-member
- 2018-02-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-01-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2018-01-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2017-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-03-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-09-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-08-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-01-28➖GRAY, Faye Marie resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-01-28➖VAUGHAN, Lee Jay resignedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: West One Lone Limited
- 2013-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: West One Lone Limited
- 2012-08-24➕VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-08-23➖VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony resignedllp-designated-member
- 2012-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE DEVELOPMENTS KETTON LLP
- 2012-05-22➕VAUGHAN, Angela Elizabeth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-05-22➕GRAY, Faye Marie appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-05-22➕VAUGHAN, Lee Jay appointedllp-designated-member
- 2012-05-22➕VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: VAUGHAN, Faye Marie resigned 2026-03-31; VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony resigned 2026-03-31
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Jay Vaughan Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 22/05/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Faye Marie Vaughanceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Anthony Vaughanceased 05/06/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Angela Elizabeth Vaughanceased 24/05/2024· 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2012-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
63 High Street
Ketton
Stamford
PE9 3TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
VAUGHAN, Angela Elizabeth→
Activellp-designated-member · ~75y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAUGHAN, Lee Jay→
Activellp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2019-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Faye Marie→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2014-01-28
VAUGHAN, Faye Marie→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-24 · resigned 2026-03-31
VAUGHAN, Lee Jay→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2014-01-28
VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2012-08-24 · resigned 2026-03-31
VAUGHAN, Paul Anthony→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2012-08-23
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/09/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/01/2018 | 23/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/01/2018 | 23/09/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/08/2014 | 14/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | West One Lone West One Lone Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2013 | 30/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | West One Lone West One Lone Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2013 | 30/03/2017 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-04-02
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-04-02
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-22
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2024-09-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2024-09-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-09-18
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2024-06-05