AFTERNOON TEAS NORTHAMPTON LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC437534 · llp · incorporated 2021-05-20
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-09📄dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnershipdissolution · LLDS01
- 2026-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-05-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AFTERNOON TEAS NORTHAMPTON LLP
- 2021-05-20➕WHITING, Amy appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-05-20➕THE COPPER KITCHEN LTD appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2021-05-20📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Copper Kitchen Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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The Copper Kitchen Ltd
Corporate parent
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Amy Whiting Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 20/05/2021 |
The Copper Kitchen Ltd Corporate entity | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 20/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 20 WATKIN TERRACE (NORTHAMPTON) FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 12825086 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 23 AUTOMOTIVE SMART REPAIR LIMITED→ 11138902 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 24 YARDS LTD→ 10388246 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 24H CAR BODY REPAIR LTD→ 16218635 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 28 DAYS ACTIVITY LTD→ 16297571 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2BINBUSINESS LTD→ 15090658 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2021-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
38 Cotswold Avenue
Duston
Northampton
NN5 6BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHITING, Amy→
Activellp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2021-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THE COPPER KITCHEN LTD→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2021-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-06
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-05-20