M.S. INVESTMENTS (GLASSFORD) LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO306911 · llp · incorporated 2020-03-12
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
£2.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,063,872
Net assets shrinking
Down £238,302 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.1m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£460k£921k£1.4m£1.8m£2.3mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£4.35M£4.59M
Current assets£77.9k£264.0k
Net assets£2.06M£2.30M

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  3. 2026-03-02
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  6. 2025-03-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2025-03-18
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  8. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2024-02-26
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2024-02-13
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  12. 2024-02-06
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
  13. 2024-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  14. 2024-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  15. 2024-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2024-02-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2024-01-31
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  18. 2024-01-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  19. 2024-01-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  20. 2024-01-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  21. 2024-01-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
  22. 2024-01-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
  23. 2024-01-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
  24. 2024-01-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
  25. 2023-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-09-11
    ➖
    FLORAL WHITE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  27. 2023-09-11
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  28. 2023-03-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  29. 2022-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  30. 2022-06-22
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
    change-of-name · LLNM01
  31. 2022-06-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  32. 2022-04-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  33. 2022-01-17
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  34. 2020-11-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  35. 2020-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  36. 2020-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As M.S. INVESTMENTS (GLASSFORD) LLP
  37. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    MESSINGER, Yehuda Avrham appointed
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    SCHWARTZ, Adi Shlomo appointed
    llp-designated-member
  39. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    FLORAL WHITE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-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

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yehuda Avrham Messinger
Individual · Israeli · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
——trust interest · firm interest21/04/2021
Mr Adi Shlomo Schwartz
Individual · Israeli · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
——trust interest · firm interest21/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Floral White Limitedceased 21/04/2021· 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2020-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MESSINGER, Yehuda Avrham→
llp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHWARTZ, Adi Shlomo→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLORAL WHITE LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2023-09-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
A registered charge1 property06/02/2024—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
A registered charge1 property31/01/2024—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
A registered charge1 property31/01/2024—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
A registered charge1 property31/01/2024—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
A registered charge1 property24/01/2024—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/11/202005/02/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—21/10/202005/02/2024
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-03-02
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-06
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-02-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2024-02-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2024-02-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-01-31