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💤Zombieactive
OC411517 · llp · incorporated 2016-04-28
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
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
35 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
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 | 100 | 200 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2026-02-03📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2026-02-03📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-03📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-12-03📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02➕KANNUR, Enver Cavit appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-12-02➖PATEL, Naitik Shyamkumar resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-10-24📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-04-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2023-04-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04➕PATEL, Naitik Shyamkumar appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-04📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-11-04📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2022-11-03➖LATHIA, Nikul resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-05-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-11-01➖SONIGRA, Kishor Visram resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BLS BURNELLS LLP
- 2016-04-28➕BHATT, Vishal Ratindra appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-28➕LATHIA, Nikul appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-04-28➕SONIGRA, Kishor Visram 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 Vishal Bhatt Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 28/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 360 XPARTY LTD→ 15001531 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 777 TRADING LTD→ 17000250 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 STUDIO LTD.→ 15508930 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A & B DOMESTIC CLEANERS & REMOVALS LTD→ 11001018 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| AAIMAS PROPERTIES LTD→ 11768353 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AAM OPTICS LIMITED→ 15712553 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AANSA LIMITED→ 16541335 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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
Incorporated2016-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Harrington House Milton Road
Ickenham
Uxbridge
Greater London
UB10 8NQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BHATT, Vishal Ratindra→
Activellp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KANNUR, Enver Cavit→
Activellp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LATHIA, Nikul→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-28 · resigned 2022-11-03
PATEL, Naitik Shyamkumar→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2022-11-04 · resigned 2024-12-02
SONIGRA, Kishor Visram→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2016-04-28 · resigned 2016-11-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-02-03
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-02-03
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-02-03
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-12
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-12-03
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-07-04