ARDEN KNIGHT LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC443811 · llp · incorporated 2022-09-09
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
£-899
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £899

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£899
↓ 332% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£899-£590-£281£27£336£645Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-899£-208
Current assets£645
Debtors£645
Net assets£-899£-208

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  7. 2023-10-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDEN KNIGHT LLP
  9. 2022-09-09
    KNIGHT, Adrian appointed
    llp-designated-member
  10. 2022-09-09
    KNIGHT, Lisa Gillian appointed
    llp-designated-member
  11. 2022-09-09
    📄
    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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Knight
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%25-50% voting09/09/2022
Lisa Gillian Knight
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%25-50% voting09/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Epic House
128 Fulwell Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KNIGHT, Adrian
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2022-09-09
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Active
KNIGHT, Lisa Gillian
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2022-09-09
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-09
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-02
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2022-09-09