GATELEY (NI) LLP
💤Zombieactive
NC000568 · llp · incorporated 2009-12-09
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
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 8.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13📄second-filing-of-member-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04LLAP01
- 2026-01-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2026-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2026-01-02📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2026-01-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2025-12-31➕JEFFERSON, Paul John appointedllp-designated-member
- 2025-12-31➖HEALEY, Richard Julian resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-03-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-02-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-16✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-09-07📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-09-01➖DURRANT, Thomas Oliver resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-03-01➕REID, Alison Norma appointedllp-member
- 2022-02-28➖TWEED, William Paul resignedllp-member
- 2022-01-25📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-01-10➖NUTTALL, Callum Laing resignedllp-designated-member
- 2021-12-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-06-01➖WP TWEED & CO. LTD resignedcorporate-llp-member
- 2021-03-12➖KERINS, Selena Mary resignedllp-member
- 2020-02-28➕GARRAD, Victoria Louise appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-02-28➕DURRANT, Thomas Oliver appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-02-28➕HEALEY, Richard Julian appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-02-28➕NUTTALL, Callum Laing appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2009-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GATELEY (NI) LLP
- 2009-12-09➕KERINS, Selena Mary appointedllp-member
- 2009-12-09➕TWEED, William Paul appointedllp-member
- 2009-12-09➕WP TWEED & CO. LTD 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul John Jefferson Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 31/12/2025 |
Ms Victoria Louise Garrad Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/09/2022 |
Alison Norma Reid Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/09/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Richard Julian Healeyceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Tweedceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% voting · firm interest
- Selena Mary Kerinsceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% voting · firm interest
- Wp Tweed & Co Limitedceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| HIGHPOINT ADVENTURE MANAGEMENT LTD→ NI055451 · est 2005 | £231.4k £180.0k–£282.9k | £147.0k | — | 200 | 20y | 100 | 53y |
| GORTRUSH TRADING LIMITED→ NI602780 · est 2010 | £35.3k £26.5k–£44.2k | — | — | 0 | 16y | 95 | 59y |
| YARRUM PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS LTD→ NI649030 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-12-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Imperial House
4-10 Donegall Square East
Belfast
BT1 5HD
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
GARRAD, Victoria Louise→
Activellp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFERSON, Paul John→
Activellp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2025-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, Alison Norma→
Activellp-member · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DURRANT, Thomas Oliver→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2022-09-01
HEALEY, Richard Julian→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2025-12-31
NUTTALL, Callum Laing→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2022-01-10
KERINS, Selena Mary→
Resignedllp-member · ~57y · appointed 2009-12-09 · resigned 2021-03-12
TWEED, William Paul→
Resignedllp-member · ~71y · appointed 2009-12-09 · resigned 2022-02-28
WP TWEED & CO. LTD→
Resignedcorporate-llp-member · appointed 2009-12-09 · resigned 2021-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/08/2017 | 27/02/2020 |
Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
second-filing-of-member-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04LLAP01
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2026-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2026-01-02
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-01-02
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-03-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-20