CONTRARIAN CAPITAL LONDON LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC398135 · llp · incorporated 2015-02-09
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
not disclosed
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
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.

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. 2026-02-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  10. 2022-10-06
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2022-10-06
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    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  12. 2022-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  13. 2022-02-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-02-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-05-22
    📄
    auditors-resignation-limited-liability-partnership
    auditors · LLPAUD
  24. 2017-03-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2016-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-07-14
    BSH LONDON ADVISERS (2015) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  27. 2015-07-14
    CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  28. 2015-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONTRARIAN CAPITAL LONDON LLP
  29. 2015-02-09
    EL KHOURY, Karim appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2015-02-09
    CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 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.)

Group structure

Bsh London Advisers (2015) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bsh London Advisers (2015) Limited
Corporate parent
CONTRARIAN CAPITAL LONDON LLP
This company · OC398135

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bsh London Advisers (2015) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

4th Floor Phoenix House
1 Station Hill
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1NB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

EL KHOURY, Karim
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-09
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Active
BSH LONDON ADVISERS (2015) LIMITED
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2015-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2015-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2022-10-06
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-10-06
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-10-06
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-02-23