4 SHIRES BUILDERS MERCHANTS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC332748 · llp · incorporated 2007-11-12
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
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
54 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  4. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  5. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  6. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  7. 2024-11-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-12-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-11-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  20. 2019-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  21. 2019-11-01
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  22. 2019-11-01
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  23. 2018-11-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-11-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  25. 2018-11-05
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  26. 2007-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 SHIRES BUILDERS MERCHANTS LLP
  27. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    MIDDLETON SMITH, Peter Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    MIDDLETON SMITH, Wendy Heather 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 18 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 18 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
Peter Richard Middleton-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Wendy Heather Middleton-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
—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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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Robbins Building
Albert Street
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MIDDLETON SMITH, Peter Richard→
llp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2007-11-12
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Active
MIDDLETON SMITH, Wendy Heather→
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2007-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-11-04
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-11-04
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-10