A. P. ANALYTICAL LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO303910 · llp · incorporated 2012-04-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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
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
41 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
£2k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£31.0k£50.9k
Current assets£29.0k£25.1k
Cash£2.2k£2.9k
Debtors£26.8k£22.2k

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
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-03-27
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  3. 2026-03-27
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2026-03-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  5. 2026-03-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  6. 2026-03-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  7. 2025-10-31
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  8. 2025-10-31
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  9. 2025-10-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  10. 2025-10-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  11. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-05-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-09-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2024-05-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2023-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-05-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2022-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-04-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2020-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2019-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-05-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2012-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. P. ANALYTICAL LLP
  27. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    BURDEN, Andrew David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    BURDEN, Pauline Diane appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Andrew David Burden
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Pauline Diane Burden
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
—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
Incorporated2012-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

2nd Floor 48 West George Street
Glasgow
City Of Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURDEN, Andrew David→
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURDEN, Pauline Diane→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-05
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-03-27
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-03-25
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-10-31
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-21