COVENANT CARE SUPPORT LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC309614 · llp · incorporated 2004-10-15
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | — | £35.0k |
| Debtors | £35.0k | £35.0k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2018-10-08➖GILMORE, Jennifer Margaret resignedllp-designated-member
- 2018-07-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2015-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-18📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2014-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-11📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2013-09-02➖GILMORE, Bruce John resignedllp-designated-member
- 2005-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COVENANT CARE SUPPORT LLP
- 2004-10-15➕GILLESPIE, Rosemary Joy appointedllp-designated-member
- 2004-10-15➕GILLESPIE, William Gilbert appointedllp-designated-member
- 2004-10-15➕GILMORE, Bruce John appointedllp-designated-member
- 2004-10-15➕GILMORE, Jennifer Margaret appointedllp-designated-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
40/100
Moderate signalSome 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
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Gilbert Gillespie Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2004-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
The Wheelhouse
Linden Hill
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 0DW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GILLESPIE, Rosemary Joy→
Activellp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2004-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLESPIE, William Gilbert→
Activellp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2004-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILMORE, Bruce John→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2004-10-15 · resigned 2013-09-02
GILMORE, Jennifer Margaret→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2004-10-15 · resigned 2018-10-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/02/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-14