ASPIRE CREATIVE LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC310838 · llp · incorporated 2005-01-05
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
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£109k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£98k£147k£195k£244kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.8k£97.9k
Current assets£157.8k£244.4k
Cash£109.0k£174.8k
Debtors£48.8k£69.6k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-07-25
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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. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-01-14
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  10. 2022-01-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-02-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  14. 2021-02-10
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  15. 2021-02-10
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2021-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  17. 2021-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  18. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    ANAUEL LLP resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  20. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    DBA GROUP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  21. 2020-01-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-01-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  27. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    HALL, Richard Antony appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2013-08-30
    ➖
    BLAIR, David Mckay resigned
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2013-08-30
    ➕
    DBA GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  31. 2005-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE CREATIVE LLP
  32. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    HUGHES, Marc Stephen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    BLAIR, David Mckay appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    ANAUEL LLP appointed
    corporate-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 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Stephen Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Antony Hallceased 01/04/2020· significant influence
  • Anauel Llpceased 01/04/2020· significant influence
  • Dba Group Limitedceased 01/04/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2005-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Advanced Manufacturing Park Technology Centre, Brunel Way
Catcliffe
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S60 5WG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HALL, Richard Antony→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Marc Stephen→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2005-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, David Mckay→
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
ANAUEL LLP→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
DBA GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2013-08-30 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-26
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-02-15
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-02-10
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-02-10