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💤Zombieactive
OC445247 · llp · incorporated 2023-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 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.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2026-01-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-01-29📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-01-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-01-01➕WORKE, Meron Abera appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-01-01➖MARKWICK, Ronald resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs M BUEY ASSOCIATES LLP
- 2023-01-04➕MARKWICK, Nicholas appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-04➕MARKWICK, Ronald appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-04📄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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas Markwick Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 04/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ronald Markwickceased 05/02/2026· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AIRWER LIMITED→ 04193500 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AJH SUNDERLAND LTD→ 13788615 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2023-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
46 Whitburn Road
Sunderland
SR6 7QS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MARKWICK, Nicholas→
Activellp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WORKE, Meron Abera→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARKWICK, Ronald→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2023-01-04 · resigned 2024-01-01
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Recent filings (9 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-01-29
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-24
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2023-01-04