BARSTOW BRADSTOCK ASSOCIATES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC430944 · llp · incorporated 2020-03-03
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees200

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-26
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
    dissolution · LLDS01
  3. 2025-03-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-03-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-03-13
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  8. 2024-03-13
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  9. 2024-03-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  10. 2024-03-01
    BRADSTOCK, Derek Frederick appointed
    llp-designated-member
  11. 2024-03-01
    BARSTOW, Andrew Richard resigned
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2022-04-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2022-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARSTOW BRADSTOCK ASSOCIATES LLP
  19. 2020-03-03
    BRADSTOCK COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  20. 2020-03-03
    BARSTOW, Andrew Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2020-03-03
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-16

Group structure

Bradstock Commercial Finance Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Bradstock Commercial Finance Ltd
Corporate parent
BARSTOW BRADSTOCK ASSOCIATES LLP
This company · OC430944

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bradstock Commercial Finance Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%25-50% voting03/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Richard Barstowceased 01/04/2023· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

2 Savernake House Ailesbury Court
High Street
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 1AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRADSTOCK, Derek Frederick
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Active
BRADSTOCK COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2020-03-03
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Active
BARSTOW, Andrew Richard
llp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2020-03-03 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-13
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-03-13
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-14