A'BEAR & BALL ARCHITECTS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC414148 · llp · incorporated 2016-10-12
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
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
—
Net Worth
—
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 employees600600

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  2. 2025-10-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  7. 2023-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-10-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2021-10-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-10-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  18. 2019-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  20. 2019-06-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  21. 2018-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-10-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  23. 2018-10-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-10-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2018-10-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  26. 2016-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A'BEAR & BALL ARCHITECTS LLP
  27. 2016-10-12
    ➕
    A'BEAR, Robert Charles appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2016-10-12
    ➕
    BALL, Damon Nicholas appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robert Charles A'Bear
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
—25–50%25-50% voting12/10/2016
Damon Nicholas Ball
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
—25–50%25-50% voting12/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Unit 4, Michaels Court New House Farm
Hanney Road
Southmoor
Oxfordshire
OX13 5HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

A'BEAR, Robert Charles→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Damon Nicholas→
llp-designated-member · ~40y · appointed 2016-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-04