CARROLL & WILLIAMS LLP

📉Decliningactive
OC303145 · llp · incorporated 2002-10-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£53.2k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Revenue decline
Turnover down 22% YoY
Turnover YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£53.2k£68.6k
Gross profit£53.1k£68.4k
Operating profit£-32.8k£-16.9k
Average employees200200

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  11. 2022-01-31
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  12. 2021-12-31
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    GILBRIDE, Nigel William resigned
    llp-designated-member
  13. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-01-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-01-16
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  24. 2016-12-31
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    WILLIAMS, David John Thomas resigned
    llp-designated-member
  25. 2016-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-01-27
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  27. 2015-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  28. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    CARROLL, Graham resigned
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Stephen resigned
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Anthony William appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    WARD, Christopher James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2002-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CARROLL & WILLIAMS LLP
  33. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    CARROLL, Graham appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    GILBRIDE, Nigel William appointed
    llp-designated-member
  35. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Stephen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  36. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, David John Thomas appointed
    llp-designated-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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher James Ward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2017
Mr Anthony William Morris
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nigel William Gilbrideceased 31/12/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2002-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

25 Sandford Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 3BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MORRIS, Anthony William→
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARD, Christopher James→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARROLL, Graham→
llp-designated-member · ~85y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
GILBRIDE, Nigel William→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
ROBINSON, Stephen→
llp-designated-member · ~75y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David John Thomas→
llp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2022-01-31
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-01-10