COSENS DE KEYSER LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO300079 · llp · incorporated 2002-03-22
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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).

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
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
63 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-032024-04-03
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  4. 2025-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  5. 2025-06-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2025-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2022-03-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-03-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  19. 2020-01-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  20. 2019-04-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2018-04-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-03-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  26. 2003-07-31
    ➖
    FREEAR, Stephen John resigned
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Brownlow Marshal appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2002-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COSENS DE KEYSER LLP
  29. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    TRE- VETT, Christopher Stephen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2002-03-22
    ➕
    FREEAR, Stephen John appointed
    llp-designated-member

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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Brownlow Marshal Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Stephen Tre-Vett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp
12 Hope Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last made up to: 2025-04-03
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLARKE, David Brownlow Marshal→
llp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2002-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRE- VETT, Christopher Stephen→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2002-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEAR, Stephen John→
llp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-22
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-08