CHRIS BENNETT & CO LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC380696 · llp · incorporated 2012-12-04
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
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£434k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£87k£174k£260k£347k£434kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£27.6k£23.4k
Current assets£433.8k£414.0k
Cash£40.7k£110.3k
Debtors£393.0k£303.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-10-01
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  6. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-05
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  8. 2024-01-05
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  9. 2023-12-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-10-24
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  11. 2023-09-30
    ➖
    BHATTI, Waseem Hussain resigned
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2023-04-05
    ➖
    BENNETT, Christopher resigned
    llp-designated-member
  13. 2022-12-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-06
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2022-09-09
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Saima resigned
    llp-member
  17. 2022-03-04
    ➖
    MIRSHAMSI, Shideh resigned
    llp-member
  18. 2022-03-04
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  19. 2022-01-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  22. 2021-08-01
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Saima appointed
    llp-member
  23. 2021-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-01-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-12-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  27. 2019-06-24
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  28. 2019-04-06
    ➕
    SHAH, Fariquain Hussain appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2018-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2018-12-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  31. 2018-11-28
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  32. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    MIRSHAMSI, Shideh appointed
    llp-member
  33. 2016-01-07
    ➕
    SHAH, Fariquain Hussain appointed
    llp-member
  34. 2016-01-07
    ➖
    SHAH, Fariquain Hussain resigned
    llp-member
  35. 2013-11-15
    ➕
    TMAIRA, Mary Suzanne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  36. 2013-11-04
    ➕
    BHATTI, Waseem Hussain appointed
    llp-designated-member
  37. 2013-11-04
    ➖
    SHAH, Fariquain resigned
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2012-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS BENNETT & CO LLP
  39. 2012-12-04
    ➕
    BENNETT, Christopher appointed
    llp-designated-member
  40. 2012-12-04
    ➕
    SHAH, Fariquain 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

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2012-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Suite 4 & 5 Park Terrace
Manor Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SHAH, Fariquain Hussain→
llp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TMAIRA, Mary Suzanne→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2013-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Christopher→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2012-12-04 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned
BHATTI, Waseem Hussain→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
SHAH, Fariquain→
llp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-04 · resigned 2013-11-04
Resigned
AKHTAR, Saima→
llp-member · ~35y · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2022-09-09
Resigned
MIRSHAMSI, Shideh→
llp-member · ~50y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned
SHAH, Fariquain Hussain→
llp-member · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-07 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-05
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-01-05
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-04
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-11-06
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-11