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
Investor take
PursueActive 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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2.1m
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See pricing →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
- 2026-03-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2025-03-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-03-18📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-02-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-02-06🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
- 2024-02-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2024-02-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2024-02-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-01-31🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
- 2024-01-31🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
- 2024-01-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
- 2024-01-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party)
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11➖FLORAL WHITE LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2023-09-11📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-03-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-06-22✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2022-04-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-17📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2020-11-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs M.S. INVESTMENTS (GLASSFORD) LLP
- 2020-03-12➕MESSINGER, Yehuda Avrham appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-03-12➕SCHWARTZ, Adi Shlomo appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-03-12➕FLORAL WHITE LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Yehuda Avrham Messinger Individual · Israeli · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | — | — | trust interest · firm interest | 21/04/2021 |
Mr Adi Shlomo Schwartz Individual · Israeli · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | — | — | trust interest · firm interest | 21/04/2021 |
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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| NEWMAN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→ SL036039 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| NEWMIST DEVELOPMENT LP→ SL013127 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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→
Activellp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCHWARTZ, Adi Shlomo→
Activellp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLORAL WHITE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2023-09-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party) | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party) | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/01/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2020 | 05/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2020 | 05/02/2024 |
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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