CUTTING EDGE (PITSTONE) LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC306926 · llp · incorporated 2004-02-16
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 Mar 2025
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 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-02-14
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2022-02-14
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  12. 2022-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  13. 2022-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  14. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-02-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-02-25
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2009-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2004-07-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Harvington Properties Limited
  28. 2004-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CUTTING EDGE (PITSTONE) LLP
  29. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    HOY, Kevin Douglas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2004-02-16
    ➕
    HOY, Susan Jane appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 22 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
Mrs Susan Jane Hoy
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kevin Douglas Hoy
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Fieldfares Rocky Lane
Kings Ash
Great Missenden
Bucks
HP16 9NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HOY, Kevin Douglas→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2004-02-16
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Active
HOY, Susan Jane→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-16
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Harvington Properties
Harvington Properties Limited
Legal charge1 property23/07/200419/08/2009

Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-02-14
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-25