452 FINCHLEY ROAD LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC404094 · llp · incorporated 2016-02-01
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  2. 2025-12-22
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  3. 2025-12-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  4. 2025-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  5. 2025-11-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-10-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  9. 2024-03-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2024-03-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-05-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2023-01-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2022-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  18. 2021-11-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2021-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2020-11-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  23. 2020-09-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  24. 2019-11-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2019-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-03-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  27. 2016-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 452 FINCHLEY ROAD LLP
  28. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    BELLIS HOMES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    COGRESS 452 FINCHLEY ROAD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  30. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    COGRESS FINCHLEY ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  31. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    COGRESS CF FINCHLEY ROAD 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

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

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Cogress 452 Finchley Road Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
Cogress Cf Finchley Road Limited
Corporate parent
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452 FINCHLEY ROAD LLP
This company · OC404094

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cogress 452 Finchley Road Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting14/11/2018
Cogress Cf Finchley Road Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting14/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cogress Finchley Road Limited Partnershiceased 03/09/2019· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Langley House
53 Theobald Street
Borehamwood
WD6 4RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BELLIS HOMES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
COGRESS 452 FINCHLEY ROAD LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
COGRESS FINCHLEY ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
COGRESS CF FINCHLEY ROAD LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge1 property15/03/2016—
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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2026-03-19
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2025-12-22
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-14
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-21