ARBORETUM PARTNERS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC381941 · llp · incorporated 2013-01-28
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 (75/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£86k£171k£257k£342k£428kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets—£6.05M
Current assets—£427.8k
Cash—£236.3k
Debtors—£32.3k
Average employees0—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  10. 2022-12-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  11. 2022-12-21
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  12. 2022-12-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  13. 2022-12-21
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2022-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  16. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  18. 2022-12-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  19. 2022-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2022-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2020-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2019-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-04-06
    ➖
    ARBORETUM TRADING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  27. 2013-02-07
    ➕
    ARBORETUM TRADING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-member
  28. 2013-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBORETUM PARTNERS LLP
  29. 2013-01-28
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Esther Sharon appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2013-01-28
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, James Harry 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

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
Mrs Esther Sharon Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Harry Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
—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
Incorporated2013-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Upper Tetchwick Farm Bicester Road
Kingswood
Nr Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 0RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SUTCLIFFE, Esther Sharon→
llp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2013-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTCLIFFE, James Harry→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2013-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARBORETUM TRADING LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2013-02-07 · resigned 2017-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-12-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-12-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-12-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-12-16