A B WHITTLE FAMILY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC444137 · llp · incorporated 2022-10-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£385
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
Current Assets
£521
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£246£493£739£986£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Current assets£521£1.2k
Cash£385£1.1k
Debtors£136£132

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  4. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-03-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  9. 2022-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A B WHITTLE FAMILY LLP
  10. 2022-10-04
    WHITTLE, Ann Brenda appointed
    llp-designated-member
  11. 2022-10-04
    WHITTLE, Juliette Anne appointed
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2022-10-04
    WHITTLE, Neal David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  13. 2022-10-04
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    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
Mrs Ann Brenda Whittle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1936 · age 90
50–75%75-100% voting04/10/2022
Miss Juliette Anne Whittle
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
sig. influencesignificant influence15/10/2024

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
Incorporated2022-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

4 Lancaster Way
West Malling
ME19 4LB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WHITTLE, Ann Brenda
llp-designated-member · ~90y · appointed 2022-10-04
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Active
WHITTLE, Juliette Anne
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2022-10-04
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Active
WHITTLE, Neal David
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-04
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-15
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2023-03-06
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2022-10-04