BIG BRANDS DIRECT LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC407504 · llp · incorporated 2016-03-25
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
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  2. 2025-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2024-12-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  6. 2024-12-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  7. 2024-12-06
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  8. 2024-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2023-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-04-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  23. 2017-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-08-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  25. 2017-07-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  26. 2017-06-23
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Beverly appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2017-06-23
    ➖
    AWAN, Farhan resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2016-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIG BRANDS DIRECT LLP
  29. 2016-03-25
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Danny appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2016-03-25
    ➕
    AWAN, Farhan 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Beverly Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
——control reported23/06/2017
Mr Danny Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
——control reported06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Farhan Awanceased 23/06/2017· control reported

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
Incorporated2016-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

First Floor, 2 South House Bond Avenue
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK1 1SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Beverly→
llp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-23
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Active
LAWRENCE, Danny→
llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2016-03-25
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Active
AWAN, Farhan→
llp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2017-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-12-06
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-12