C & L DAVIES PROPERTIES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC436696 · llp · incorporated 2021-04-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£82.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed business with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £82,824

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£83k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£29k£59k£88k£117k£146kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£942.8k£931.0k
Current assets£146.3k£104.6k
Net assets£82.8k£71.0k

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
2
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
  2. 2026-06-23
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
  3. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  7. 2024-04-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C & L DAVIES PROPERTIES LLP
  13. 2021-04-03
    DAVIES, Colin Thomas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  14. 2021-04-03
    DAVIES, Lynne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  15. 2021-04-03
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Thomas Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
control reported03/04/2021
Mrs Lynne Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
control reported03/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-03
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC

Registered office

1 Thomas Street
Robertstown
Aberdare
CF44 8EY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, Colin Thomas
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Active
DAVIES, Lynne
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2021-04-03
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
2026-06-23
legacy
miscellaneous · RPLLCH01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-17
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-04-03