CHEMSPEC ADVISORY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC392959 · llp · incorporated 2014-05-06
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. 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
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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 employees100100

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
0
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2023-11-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-11-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-09
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  17. 2019-07-09
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  18. 2019-06-29
    ➕
    BUCK, Eleanor Mary appointed
    llp-designated-member
  19. 2019-06-29
    ➕
    BUCK, Madeleine Henrietta Dawn appointed
    llp-designated-member
  20. 2019-01-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  21. 2019-01-11
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  22. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    SINGLE, Peter resigned
    llp-designated-member
  23. 2018-11-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-11-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2016-11-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  28. 2016-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2014-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHEMSPEC ADVISORY LLP
  30. 2014-05-06
    ➕
    BUCK, Andrew Philip appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2014-05-06
    ➕
    SINGLE, Peter 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Philip Buck
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Singleceased 31/12/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

11 George Edwards Road
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 8NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BUCK, Andrew Philip→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCK, Eleanor Mary→
llp-designated-member · ~28y · appointed 2019-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCK, Madeleine Henrietta Dawn→
llp-designated-member · ~25y · appointed 2019-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGLE, Peter→
llp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2014-05-06 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-19
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-15