ARDSHIEL PROPERTIES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC358149 · llp · incorporated 2010-09-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-03
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  9. 2022-09-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  10. 2022-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2022-09-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  12. 2022-09-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  13. 2022-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2022-09-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2022-08-31
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2022-08-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  17. 2022-08-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: State Bank of India (UK) Limited
  18. 2022-08-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: State Bank of India (UK) Limited
  19. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-08-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-10-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  27. 2018-09-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  28. 2018-09-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 2018-07-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  30. 2018-07-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  32. 2017-10-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  33. 2012-12-31
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    PICKANCE, Jennifer Mary resigned
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    PICKANCE, Richard John Markwell resigned
    llp-designated-member
  35. 2011-03-20
    ➕
    PICKANCE, Charlotte Sophia appointed
    llp-designated-member
  36. 2011-03-20
    ➕
    PICKANCE, Jane Louise Beatrice appointed
    llp-designated-member
  37. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    PICKANCE, James Markwell appointed
    llp-designated-member
  38. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    PICKANCE, Mark Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  39. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    PICKANCE, Jennifer Mary appointed
    llp-designated-member
  40. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    PICKANCE, Richard John Markwell appointed
    llp-designated-member
  41. 2010-09-24
    ➖
    TEMPLES LTD resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  42. 2010-09-24
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    UK SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  43. 2010-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDSHIEL PROPERTIES LLP
  44. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    TEMPLES LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  45. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    UK SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charlotte Sophia Pickance
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr James Markwell Pickance
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Louise Beatrice Pickance
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Mark Richard Pickance
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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🔒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.

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🔒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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

10 Bridge Street
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 1EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PICKANCE, Charlotte Sophia→
llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2011-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKANCE, James Markwell→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKANCE, Jane Louise Beatrice→
llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2011-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKANCE, Mark Richard→
llp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2010-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKANCE, Jennifer Mary→
llp-designated-member · ~79y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
PICKANCE, Richard John Markwell→
llp-designated-member · ~79y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
TEMPLES LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2010-09-24
Resigned
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2010-09-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
State Bank of India (UK)
State Bank of India (UK) Limited
A registered charge1 property22/08/202202/09/2022
outstanding
State Bank of India (UK)
State Bank of India (UK) Limited
A registered charge1 property19/08/2022—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/09/201801/09/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/07/201801/09/2022
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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2022-09-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2022-09-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2022-09-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-07