AS CLARK BIOMASS LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC435552 · llp · incorporated 2021-02-15
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
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.7y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2022-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
- 2022-02-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2021-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2021-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AS CLARK BIOMASS LLP
- 2021-02-15➕CLARK, Andrew Alfred appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-02-15➕CLARK, Matthew James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-02-15➕COLLEY, Sion Peter appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-02-15📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Alfred Clark Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 15/02/2021 |
Mr Matthew James Clark Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 15/02/2021 |
Mr Sion Peter Colley Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 15/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2021-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Langley Lawn Farm
Langley Lower Green
Saffron Walden
CB11 4SB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLARK, Andrew Alfred→
Activellp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Matthew James→
Activellp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLEY, Sion Peter→
Activellp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/10/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-15
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2021-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2021-10-05
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-02-15