CADWALLADER & CO LLP

💤Zombieactive

OC317680 · llp · incorporated 2006-02-07

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

69/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 15.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
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appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2026-04-01
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R K DAINTY LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-member
2026-03-01
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2025-04-02
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-04-02
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appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2025-04-01
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P CHAPMAN LTD appointed
corporate-llp-member
2025-03-31
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E R THOMAS LIMITED resigned
corporate-llp-member
2025-02-19
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2023-04-03
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-04-01
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I D BURLEY LIMITED resigned
corporate-llp-member
2023-02-17
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-17
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change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2023-02-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2022-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-03-16
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change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-03-16
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change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-03-16
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-03-16
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-03-16
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-03-10
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-10
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-04-01
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CADWALLADER, Mark Jones resigned
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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DAVIES, Sharon Elizabeth appointed
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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DAVIES, Sharon Elizabeth resigned
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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HUGHES, Nigel Walter appointed
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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HUGHES, Nigel Walter resigned
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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RIVARA, Simon appointed
llp-designated-member
2021-04-01
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RIVARA, Simon resigned
llp-designated-member
2019-05-01
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S J RIVARA LTD appointed
corporate-llp-designated-member
2017-04-01
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SHARON E DAVIES LTD appointed
corporate-llp-designated-member
2016-07-04
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BURLEY, Ian Douglas resigned
llp-designated-member
2014-07-22
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-12-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2013-07-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-07-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-09-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-09-17
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BURLEY, Ian Douglas appointed
llp-designated-member
2007-02-20
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N W HUGHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-designated-member
2007-02-20
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M CADWALLADER LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-member
2007-02-20
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BURLEY, Ian Douglas resigned
llp-designated-member
2007-02-20
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THOMAS, Richard Emlyn Rhys resigned
llp-designated-member
2007-02-20
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E R THOMAS LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-member

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

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

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

4 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Sharon E Davies Ltd

Corporate parent

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S J Rivara Ltd

Corporate parent

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M Cadwallader Limited

Corporate parent

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N W Hughes Limited

Corporate parent

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CADWALLADER & CO LLP

This company · OC317680

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sharon E Davies Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2021
S J Rivara Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2021
M Cadwallader Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
N W Hughes Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

E R Thomas Limitedceased 31/03/2025· significant influence
I D Burley Limitedceased 01/04/2023· 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

Incorporated2006-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Eagle House

25 Severn Street

Welshpool

Powys

SY21 7AD

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07