BATES WESTON TAX LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC402712 · llp · incorporated 2015-11-06
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
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 (76/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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
£65k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£76k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Current assets£76.1k£101.1k
Cash£65.1k£86.2k
Debtors£11.0k£14.9k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-04-01
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2019-03-31
    ➖
    BUCKELL, Graham John resigned
    llp-designated-member
  17. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2017-11-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-01-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  22. 2016-11-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Craig Jonathan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    COOMBS, Richard Adam appointed
    llp-member
  25. 2016-04-01
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  26. 2016-04-01
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  27. 2015-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATES WESTON TAX LLP
  28. 2015-11-06
    ➕
    BATES WESTON AUDIT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2015-11-06
    ➕
    BUCKELL, Graham John appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2015-11-06
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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

Bates Weston Audit Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Bates Weston Audit Limited
Corporate parent
⬇
BATES WESTON TAX LLP
This company · OC402712

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Bates Weston Audit Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · same sector · DE postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
81-83 CROFTDOWN ROAD FREEHOLD LTD→
12448864 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
909 COLLECTIVE LTD→
15772198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
A1 DESIGN INNOVATIONS LTD→
16054770 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
A52 CARS LIMITED→
11929739 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ABACUS PROPERTY NETWORK LTD→
13325061 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ABBEY FARM EQUESTRIAN LTD→
12176313 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ABNA ENTERPRISE LTD→
14786637 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AC EARTHING CONSULTANCY LTD→
14349034 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AC-DC SALES SERVICES LTD→
15709504 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACA ESTATES LTD→
11972918 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ACB HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD→
06276620 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y——
ACC PROPERTY 2017 LIMITED→
11044418 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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
Incorporated2015-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Mills
Canal Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2RJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SIMPSON, Craig Jonathan→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATES WESTON AUDIT LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2015-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOMBS, Richard Adam→
llp-member · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKELL, Graham John→
llp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2015-11-06 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-11-11
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2019-04-01