ALLEN VAN LINES LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC428796 · llp · incorporated 2019-09-10
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
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 65/100. 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
55
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-09-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-05-11📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2022-07-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-10-13📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-10-07📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-10-07📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-10-05📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-08-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-07-28➖MCDONNEL, Samuel resignedllp-member
- 2020-07-16➕MCDONNEL, Samuel appointedllp-member
- 2020-05-30➖KITSON, Jack resignedllp-member
- 2020-05-14➕KITSON, Jack appointedllp-member
- 2020-03-10📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-03-09📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-02-18➖GILLIES, Scott resignedllp-member
- 2020-02-06📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2020-01-16➕GILLIES, Scott appointedllp-member
- 2019-11-22➖WHITAKER, Neil Steven resignedllp-member
- 2019-11-21➖BUSSUE, Jordan resignedllp-member
- 2019-11-18➖O'ROURKE, Emanueal resignedllp-member
- 2019-11-01➕BUSSUE, Jordan appointedllp-member
- 2019-11-01➕O'ROURKE, Emanueal appointedllp-member
- 2019-11-01➕WHITAKER, Neil Steven appointedllp-member
- 2019-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLEN VAN LINES LLP
- 2019-09-10➕BARRICK, David James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2019-09-10➕PREMIER DRIVER LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-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 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-04
Group structure
Premier Driver Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Premier Driver Limited
Corporate parent
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ALLEN VAN LINES LLP
This company · OC428796
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David James Barrick Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 10/09/2019 |
Premier Driver Limited Corporate entity | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 10/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2019-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BARRICK, David James→
Activellp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2019-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PREMIER DRIVER LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2019-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUSSUE, Jordan→
Resignedllp-member · ~35y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2019-11-21
GILLIES, Scott→
Resignedllp-member · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-16 · resigned 2020-02-18
KITSON, Jack→
Resignedllp-member · ~34y · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2020-05-30
MCDONNEL, Samuel→
Resignedllp-member · ~38y · appointed 2020-07-16 · resigned 2020-07-28
O'ROURKE, Emanueal→
Resignedllp-member · ~48y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2019-11-18
WHITAKER, Neil Steven→
Resignedllp-member · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2019-11-22
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-20
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-01