5 SECONDS OF SUMMER LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC382009 · llp · incorporated 2013-01-29
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 Dec 2024
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
  4. 2025-03-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  5. 2025-02-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-03-02
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2023-03-02
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  12. 2023-01-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  13. 2023-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  14. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2022-01-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  17. 2022-01-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  18. 2022-01-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  19. 2021-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-08-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  21. 2021-02-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-11-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  24. 2020-11-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  25. 2020-01-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2013-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER LLP
  27. 2013-01-29
    CLIFFORD, Michael Gordon appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2013-01-29
    HEMMINGS, Luke Robert appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2013-01-29
    HOOD, Calum Thomas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2013-01-29
    IRWIN, Ashton Fletcher 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
Incorporated2013-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

C/O Cc Young & Co, 3rd Floor, The Bloomsbury Building
10 Bloomsbury Way
Holborn
London
WC1A 2SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CLIFFORD, Michael Gordon
llp-designated-member · ~31y · appointed 2013-01-29
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Active
HEMMINGS, Luke Robert
llp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2013-01-29
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Active
HOOD, Calum Thomas
llp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2013-01-29
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Active
IRWIN, Ashton Fletcher
llp-designated-member · ~32y · appointed 2013-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-02
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-03-02
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-03-02
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-08