ARBUTHNOT SLP

💤Zombieactive
SL002901 · limited-partnership · incorporated 1996-11-28
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (41/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-14
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    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  2. 2023-11-30
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  3. 2023-05-10
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  4. 2022-12-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  5. 2021-12-01
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  6. 2021-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
  7. 2021-03-29
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC09
  8. 2021-01-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  9. 2019-12-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  10. 2017-10-19
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  11. 2017-10-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC08
  12. 2014-04-05
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-April-2014
    historical · PRE14
  13. 2008-03-04
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  14. 2005-04-04
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  15. 2004-04-05
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  16. 2001-05-08
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  17. 2001-02-09
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  18. 2001-02-09
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  19. 2001-02-09
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  20. 2001-02-09
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  21. 2000-01-26
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  22. 1998-01-26
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    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  23. 1997-06-19
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  24. 1997-06-19
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  25. 1997-03-07
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP6
  26. 1996-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBUTHNOT SLP

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 29 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-11

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Group structure

Argenta General Partner Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Argenta General Partner Limited
Corporate parent
ARBUTHNOT SLP
This company · SL002901

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Argenta General Partner Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence02/10/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated1996-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

DENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLP
First Floor 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-12-11OVERDUE
Last: 2023-11-27

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (27 total)

legacy
incorporation · LP6
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-11-30
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
2021-03-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC09
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2019-12-13
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2017-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC08
2017-10-02
selection-of-documents-registered-before-April-2014
historical · PRE14
2014-04-05
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2008-03-04
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2005-04-04
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2004-04-05