AINSLIE GARRAD LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC353016 · llp · incorporated 2010-03-09
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
£324.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed business with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £324,241
Net assets shrinking
Down £302 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
£324k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£325kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£324.2k£324.5k
Current assets£9.5k£9.8k
Cash£9.5k£9.8k
Net assets£324.2k£324.5k

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
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  3. 2026-05-28
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  4. 2026-05-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  5. 2026-03-08
    AINSLIE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    llp-designated-member
  6. 2026-03-08
    AINSLIE, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    llp-designated-member
  7. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2018-03-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  24. 2018-03-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  25. 2017-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-06-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  27. 2017-06-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  28. 2010-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AINSLIE GARRAD LLP
  29. 2010-03-09
    GARRAD, Charles William Wynne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-03-09
    AINSLIE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    llp-designated-member

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

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Ainslie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%25-50% voting08/03/2026
Mr Charles William Wynne Garrad
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sarah Elizabeth Ainslieceased 08/03/2026· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

7-7a Ezra Street
London
E2 7RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AINSLIE, Sarah Elizabeth
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2026-03-08
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Active
GARRAD, Charles William Wynne
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-09
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Active
AINSLIE, Sarah Elizabeth
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2026-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2026-06-02
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-06-02
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09