CARTER MOORE LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC322145 · llp · incorporated 2006-09-04
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 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7
~ YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.0k£25.3k
Current assets£23.2k£25.9k
Cash£7£7
Debtors£23.2k£25.8k

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
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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-06-21
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  9. 2023-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  10. 2023-06-21
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-20
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  15. 2021-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  16. 2021-09-15
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2021-09-15
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  18. 2021-09-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-09-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-01-02
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2018-09-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2008-05-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2006-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARTER MOORE LLP
  28. 2006-09-04
    ➕
    CARTER, Sasha Justine Jade appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2006-09-04
    ➕
    MOORE, John Philip 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Philip Moore
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Philip Mooreceased 06/04/2017· 75-100% voting
  • Mrs Sasha Justine Jade Mooreceased 06/04/2017· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2006-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

19 Old Court
Royal Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire
SN4 8QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARTER, Sasha Justine Jade→
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2006-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, John Philip→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2006-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/05/2008—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-13
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-06-21
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-06-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2021-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-09-15