PARADIGM PARTNERS (WILMSLOW) LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC323405 · llp · incorporated 2006-10-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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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 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-31
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2022-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-10-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-07-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  22. 2017-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2017-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-11-02
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2016-04-05
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  26. 2016-04-05
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  27. 2015-11-24
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    MORROW, Anthony Jackson resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    AUTY, Neil Stuart resigned
    llp-member
  29. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    COBB, Leigh Amanda resigned
    llp-member
  30. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    HUGHES, Paul Andrew resigned
    llp-member
  31. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    MENTEL, Lothar resigned
    llp-member
  32. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    MURRELL, Anthony John resigned
    llp-member
  33. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Graeme resigned
    llp-member
  34. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    RYDER, David resigned
    llp-member
  35. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    STEWART, Graeme resigned
    llp-member
  36. 2015-11-24
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    STUBLEY, Noel James resigned
    llp-member
  37. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  38. 2014-09-01
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    MENTEL, Lothar appointed
    llp-member
  39. 2014-09-01
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    NICHOLSON, Graeme appointed
    llp-member
  40. 2014-07-03
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    CRESSWELL, Stuart resigned
    llp-member
  41. 2012-10-01
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    STUBLEY, Noel James appointed
    llp-member
  42. 2011-10-01
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    STEWART, Graeme appointed
    llp-member
  43. 2010-10-01
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    HUGHES, Paul Andrew appointed
    llp-member
  44. 2010-07-09
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    HOGARTH, Judith Anne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  45. 2009-03-31
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    HOGARTH, Judith Anne resigned
    llp-designated-member
  46. 2009-03-10
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    CRESSWELL, Stuart appointed
    llp-member
  47. 2009-01-01
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    RYDER, David appointed
    llp-member
  48. 2007-08-01
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    MURRELL, Anthony John appointed
    llp-member
  49. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    AUTY, Neil Stuart appointed
    llp-member
  50. 2007-06-01
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    MORROW, Anthony Jackson appointed
    llp-designated-member
Showing most recent 50 of 54 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

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Anne Hogarth
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Paul Henry Hogarth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2006-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Paradigm House
Brooke Court
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 3ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

HOGARTH, Judith Anne→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2010-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGARTH, Paul Henry→
llp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGARTH, Judith Anne→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
MORROW, Anthony Jackson→
llp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
AUTY, Neil Stuart→
llp-member · ~64y · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
COBB, Leigh Amanda→
llp-member · ~54y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
CRESSWELL, Stuart→
llp-member · ~57y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
HUGHES, Paul Andrew→
llp-member · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
MENTEL, Lothar→
llp-member · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
MURRELL, Anthony John→
llp-member · ~69y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Graeme→
llp-member · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
RYDER, David→
llp-member · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
STEWART, Graeme→
llp-member · ~62y · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
STUBLEY, Noel James→
llp-member · ~60y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—10/10/201424/07/2017

Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-04-06