BAKERLAW LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC380436 · llp · incorporated 2012-11-22
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 11.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 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
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
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 employees27002600

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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-27
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  12. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  13. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  15. 2021-10-18
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2021-10-18
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  17. 2021-09-01
    ➖
    COLLEY, Ian Michael resigned
    llp-designated-member
  18. 2021-09-01
    ➖
    PETERS, Andrew Neil resigned
    llp-member
  19. 2020-12-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-04-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  22. 2020-04-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
  23. 2020-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  24. 2020-04-01
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  25. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    GLOVER, Amanda Frances resigned
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2019-12-11
    ➕
    MCBRIDE, Gemma Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2019-12-11
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  28. 2019-11-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2019-07-17
    ➕
    COOKLIN, Kevin Russell appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2019-04-15
    ➕
    DUFFY, Kevin Gerrard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    BABBRA, Pravinder resigned
    llp-member
  33. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    CRAIG, Jonathan David resigned
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2017-10-12
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Mark Daniel appointed
    llp-designated-member
  35. 2017-10-01
    ➕
    BABBRA, Pravinder appointed
    llp-member
  36. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    PETERS, Andrew Neil appointed
    llp-member
  37. 2016-08-15
    ➕
    COLLEY, Ian Michael appointed
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2015-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  39. 2014-12-31
    ➕
    CRAIG, Jonathan David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  40. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    OLDFIELD, Julian David resigned
    llp-designated-member
  41. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    BAKER OLDFIELD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  42. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    GLOVER, Amanda Frances appointed
    llp-designated-member
  43. 2012-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKERLAW LLP
  44. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    OLDFIELD, Julian David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  45. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    BAKER OLDFIELD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2012-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Gostrey House
Union Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

COOKLIN, Kevin Russell→
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2019-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUFFY, Kevin Gerrard→
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCBRIDE, Gemma Elizabeth Margaret→
llp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2019-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDLEY, Mark Daniel→
llp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLEY, Ian Michael→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2021-09-01
Resigned
CRAIG, Jonathan David→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-31 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
GLOVER, Amanda Frances→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
OLDFIELD, Julian David→
llp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
BAKER OLDFIELD LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
BABBRA, Pravinder→
llp-member · ~49y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
PETERS, Andrew Neil→
llp-member · ~48y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2021-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/02/2015—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-10-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-10-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-10-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-10-18
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-10-18