BRUTON KNOWLES (1862) LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC418768 · llp · incorporated 2017-08-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | — | £4.24M |
| Cash | — | £343.1k |
| Debtors | — | £3.89M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2026-06-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnershipdissolution · LLDS01
- 2025-09-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2023-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-07-25📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-07-25📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-06-30➖SIMMS, William John resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-06-30➖WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-02-29➖FOWLER, Trevor Bruce resignedllp-designated-member
- 2019-08-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-10-31➖DOWNES, Patrick Stephen resignedllp-member
- 2017-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BRUTON KNOWLES (1862) LLP
- 2017-08-29➕BAILEY, James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕BILLINGSLEY, Nigel appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕EMMERSON, Guy Christian appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕PITT, Ian Stuart appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕FOWLER, Trevor Bruce appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕SIMMS, William John appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-08-29➕DOWNES, Patrick Stephen appointedllp-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 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated2017-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Olympus House Olympus Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 4NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BAILEY, James→
Activellp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2017-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILLINGSLEY, Nigel→
Activellp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EMMERSON, Guy Christian→
Activellp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PITT, Ian Stuart→
Activellp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Trevor Bruce→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2017-08-29 · resigned 2020-02-29
SIMMS, William John→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-29 · resigned 2023-06-30
WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2017-08-29 · resigned 2023-06-30
DOWNES, Patrick Stephen→
Resignedllp-member · ~62y · appointed 2017-08-29 · resigned 2017-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/11/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2023-10-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-06
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-07-25
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-16