56 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
💤Zombieactive
OC343292 · llp · incorporated 2009-02-12
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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
3 live charges · oldest 15.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-02-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-02-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2019-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2019-02-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2017-03-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR05
- 2017-03-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR05
- 2017-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2017-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-04-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2011-04-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2010-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2009-09-18➕WHITEHAND, Helene Rose appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-09-18➖TAYLOR, Ross Grist resignedllp-designated-member
- 2009-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 56 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
- 2009-02-12➕WHITEHAND, Robert Charles appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-02-12➕TAYLOR, Ross Grist appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Charles Whitehand Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Helene Rose Whitehandceased 20/03/2019· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1-6 JACKS CORNER RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 15666657 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 15 RUSSELL SQUARE BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 02770595 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| 15 THE AVENUE OAKLANDS MANAGEMENT CO LTD.→ 02548881 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 15, 17 AND 19 WINDERS ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 06912771 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| 152 WARDO AVENUE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 17108716 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 153 MOFFAT ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16846996 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 153 UPPER GROSVENOR ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05689690 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 16 BOYNE PARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 15067772 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 16 DENNINGTON PARK ROAD LIMITED→ 04124230 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 16 DOWNS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 17070537 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Dunstall Priory Shoreham Road
Shoreham
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 7UE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WHITEHAND, Helene Rose→
Activellp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2009-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITEHAND, Robert Charles→
Activellp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2009-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Ross Grist→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2009-02-12 · resigned 2009-09-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2011 | 24/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2011 | 24/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/07/2010 | 07/06/2019 |
Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18