SCEPTRE PARTNERS LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC376511 · llp · incorporated 2012-06-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.1y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 change-of-name
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-13✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2025-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2025-07-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-04-03➖MAYBRIDGE LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2023-04-03📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2021-01-31➖REYNOLDS, Robert John resignedllp-member
- 2020-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2020-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-07-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-01-10📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-01-10📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-01-02📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-01-02📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-01-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2019-12-13➕ELLWOOD, Alex appointedllp-member
- 2019-12-13➖ELLWOOD, Alex resignedllp-member
- 2019-12-13➕KEW-KRISTIANSEN, Rachael appointedllp-member
- 2019-12-13➖KEW-KRISTIANSEN, Rachael resignedllp-member
- 2019-12-13➖BARROWBY INVESTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2019-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-08-23🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-02-14➖LPT LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2017-10-27➖SPIRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2017-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-04-21🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Citibank,N.A.,London Branch
- 2017-04-21🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Citibank,N.A.,London Branch
- 2017-02-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Security Trustee Services Limited
- 2016-06-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Investec Bank PLC (Acting as Security Agent on Behalf of Investec Bank Channel Islands Limited and Itself)
- 2015-09-15➕REYNOLDS, Robert John appointedllp-member
- 2015-09-15➕BARROWBY INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-member
- 2015-09-15➕MAYBRIDGE LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-member
- 2015-06-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2015-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Investec Bank PLC
- 2014-08-28➕LPT LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-member
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events
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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-13: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-04-13: change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Andrew Bennett-Britton Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Brian Cameron Russell Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Oliver Joseph Drummond Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | — | — | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ MILLION 21ST CENTURY JADE INSPIRED NECKLACE LIMITED→ 11935648 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 0'DWYER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ 15965106 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 00 START LIMITED→ 14083895 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 000786 LTD→ 16273898 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 001 TECHNOLOGIES LTD→ 16254135 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 00140110 LIMITED→ 00140110 · est 1915 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 110y | — | — |
| 00664027 LIMITED→ 00664027 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| 0110 LTD→ 16760920 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0212 PROPERTIES LTD→ 16122085 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 04CONSULTS LTD→ 15954903 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 05448249 LIMITED→ 05448249 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 0800Z LIMITED→ 06476346 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2012-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
24 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4QN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BENNETT-BRITTON, Philip Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2012-08-09
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DRUMMOND SMITH, Oliver Joseph→
Activellp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2012-06-28
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RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron→
Activellp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-28
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GOLDING, Andrew Neil→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2014-02-28
ELLWOOD, Alex→
Resignedllp-member · ~55y · appointed 2019-12-13 · resigned 2019-12-13
KEW-KRISTIANSEN, Rachael→
Resignedllp-member · ~52y · appointed 2019-12-13 · resigned 2019-12-13
REYNOLDS, Robert John→
Resignedllp-member · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2021-01-31
BARROWBY INVESTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2019-12-13
LPT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2018-02-14
MAYBRIDGE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2023-04-03
SPIRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2012-09-07 · resigned 2017-10-27
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Citibank,N.A.,London Branch | A registered charge | — | 21/04/2017 | 23/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Citibank,N.A.,London Branch | A registered charge | — | 21/04/2017 | 18/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Security Trustee Services Security Trustee Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/02/2017 | 19/05/2017 | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank (Acting as Security Agent on Behalf of Investec Bank Channel Islands and Itself) Investec Bank PLC (Acting as Security Agent on Behalf of Investec Bank Channel Islands Limited and Itself) | A registered charge | — | 20/06/2016 | 19/05/2017 | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/06/2015 | 19/05/2017 | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/03/2015 | 19/05/2017 |
Recent filings (81 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-13
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2026-04-13
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-31
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-02-22