CROPKA LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO306494 · llp · incorporated 2018-08-15
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-215
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
65
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £215
Net assets shrinking
Down £971 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£143
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
-£215
↓ 128% YoY
Current Assets
£235
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£215£69£353£638£922£1kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-215£756
Current assets£235£1.2k
Cash£143£944
Debtors£92£262
Net assets£-215£756

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  2. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-08-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  9. 2023-03-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  10. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-08-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2020-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  18. 2020-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  19. 2020-01-22
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  20. 2019-08-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CROPKA LLP
  22. 2018-08-15
    GEITH, Pia Corina appointed
    llp-designated-member
  23. 2018-08-15
    MARSHALL, Graeme Ker appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2018-08-15
    PIOTROWSKA, Monika Halina appointed
    llp-designated-member
  25. 2018-08-15
    PIOTROWSKI, Piotr Pawel appointed
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2018-08-15
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2018-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

2 Telford Grove
Flat 13
Edinburgh
EH4 2UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GEITH, Pia Corina
llp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
MARSHALL, Graeme Ker
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
PIOTROWSKA, Monika Halina
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active
PIOTROWSKI, Piotr Pawel
llp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-19