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💤Zombieactive
OC438449 · llp · incorporated 2021-07-22
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.7y
35/100
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.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2023-07-19📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-07-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2021-09-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2021-09-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2021-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-09-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUA DEW LLP
- 2021-07-22➕AFOLABI, Modupe Bolanle appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-07-22➕AFOLABI, Sunday Adewale appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-07-22📄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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Modupe Bolanle Afolabi Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 22/07/2021 |
Mr Sunday Adewale Afolabi Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 22/07/2021 |
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
7 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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2021-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
14 Blue Leaves Avenue
Coulsdon
CR5 1NU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AFOLABI, Modupe Bolanle→
Activellp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AFOLABI, Sunday Adewale→
Activellp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2021-07-22
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 | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 01/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-18
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-07-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2021-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2021-09-21
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-07-22