CANTERBURY/EAST KENT LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC446630 · llp · incorporated 2023-03-30
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
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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
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.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-02-19📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26➖BURGESS, Lucy resignedllp-member
- 2024-04-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-16📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-04-01➕BURGESS, Lucy appointedllp-member
- 2023-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CANTERBURY/EAST KENT LLP
- 2023-03-30➕BURGESS, Heidi appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-03-30➕FRANKS, James Marshall appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-03-30📄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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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James Marshall Franks Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/03/2023 |
Heidi Burgess Individual · British · DOB 12/1997 · age 29 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 30/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2023-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
44 Shipman Avenue
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8PD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BURGESS, Heidi→
Activellp-designated-member · ~29y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANKS, James Marshall→
Activellp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGESS, Lucy→
Resignedllp-member · ~21y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-08-26
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-01
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-16
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-04-16
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2023-03-30