457 SOUTHCHURCH LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC417557 · llp · incorporated 2017-05-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 | 11 | 1200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-part-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-10-01✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2025-10-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-09-15📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR05
- 2025-05-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-02-29📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31➖HUMPAGE, Christopher James resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-05-31📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-05-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-07-03➕KEITH, Lisa Mary Elizabeth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-06-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2018-02-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminister Bank PLC
- 2017-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2017-11-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 457 SOUTHCHURCH LLP
- 2017-05-30➕STAFFORD, Paul Andrew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-05-30➕HUMPAGE, Christopher James 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
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-01: change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership; 2025-10-01: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Andrew Stafford Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 30/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2017-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
457 Southchurch Road
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS1 2PH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KEITH, Lisa Mary Elizabeth→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STAFFORD, Paul Andrew→
Activellp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2017-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUMPAGE, Christopher James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2023-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminister Bank National Westminister Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2018 | — | |
| part-satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-10-13
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2025-10-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-01
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR05
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-03
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25