ANDREW AND SARAH GROUT LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC319277 · llp · incorporated 2006-04-25
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
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,808

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£10.8k
Current assets£9.9k
Cash£9.0k
Debtors£906
Net assets£10.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2025-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  5. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-09
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  11. 2022-05-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-01
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-06-02
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2016-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-06-11
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2006-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW AND SARAH GROUT LLP
  27. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    GROUT, Andrew Hugh Keith appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    GROUT, Sarah Susannah 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 20 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 20 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 Andrew Hugh Keith Grout
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/05/2017

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
Incorporated2006-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Walden Blackheath Way
West Malvern
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 4DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GROUT, Andrew Hugh Keith→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROUT, Sarah Susannah→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2006-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-17
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2022-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-18