CANDYFLOSS MAINTENANCE SERVICES LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC385701 · llp · incorporated 2013-06-10
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-10-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank UK PLC
- 2025-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-09-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-06-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-06-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-06-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2017-04-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2017-03-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-06➕BOWER, Derek Michael appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-05➖THORPE, Stephen Derek resignedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CANDYFLOSS MAINTENANCE SERVICES LLP
- 2013-06-10➕BOWER, Terry John appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-10➕THORPE, Stephen Derek 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Terry John Bower Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
271 Larne Road
Lincoln
LN5 9UA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BOWER, Derek Michael→
Activellp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWER, Terry John→
Activellp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORPE, Stephen Derek→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2016-04-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-21