BUCHANAN SUPPORT SERVICES LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO303111 · llp · incorporated 2010-11-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Very low cash
Cash position: £77
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£77
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£29kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Current assets£4.2k£28.7k
Cash£77£24.6k
Debtors£4.1k£4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-01-05
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  13. 2020-12-23
    ➖
    MCPHAIL, Derek Peter resigned
    llp-designated-member
  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-06-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  17. 2019-11-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  22. 2017-11-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  23. 2017-11-23
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  24. 2017-11-23
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2017-11-23
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  26. 2017-11-23
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  27. 2016-10-24
    ➕
    MCPHAIL, Derek Peter appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2010-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUCHANAN SUPPORT SERVICES LLP
  29. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    DEAN, Mary appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    DEAN, Peter Christopher 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 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Mary Dean
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
——control reported01/07/2016
Mr Peter Christopher Dean
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
——control reported01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

23 Monreith Road
Newlands
Glasgow
G43 2NY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DEAN, Mary→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2010-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Peter Christopher→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2010-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPHAIL, Derek Peter→
llp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-24 · resigned 2020-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-16
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-17
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2020-06-03