ARDEN ESTATES WORCESTER LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC430883 · llp · incorporated 2020-02-26
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
—
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).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 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
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
—
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees6500

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-07-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-07-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-07-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-17
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  10. 2023-01-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  11. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  15. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2021-07-23
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  18. 2021-07-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  19. 2021-02-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2020-12-10
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  21. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    QUIGLEY, Matthew Edson appointed
    llp-designated-member
  22. 2020-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDEN ESTATES WORCESTER LLP
  23. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    COPE, James Andrew appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    RANDHAWA, Rajvinder Kaur appointed
    llp-designated-member
  25. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Grant appointed
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2020-02-26
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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
Mr James Andrew Cope
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
—25–50%25-50% voting26/02/2020
Mr Jonathan Grant Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
—25–50%25-50% voting26/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

373 Evesham Road
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 5JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

COPE, James Andrew→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUIGLEY, Matthew Edson→
llp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANDHAWA, Rajvinder Kaur→
llp-designated-member · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Grant→
llp-designated-member · ~48y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-29
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-07-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-07-27
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-03