A & L WARING LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC376617 · llp · incorporated 2012-07-04
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 Apr 2025
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: 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
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
32 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.

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
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  7. 2023-07-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-04-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  11. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2018-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-07-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  22. 2017-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  23. 2016-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-06-29
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  25. 2015-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2012-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & L WARING LLP
  27. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    BALLARD, Karl Robert appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    WARING, Ian David 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 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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
Mr Karl Robert Ballard
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ian David Waring
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
—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
Incorporated2012-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Yard
Grove Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3LZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BALLARD, Karl Robert→
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2012-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARING, Ian David→
llp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-23
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-17