ENTREPRENEURS FIRST NEXT STAGE FOUNDER LP
💤Zombieactive
SL027273 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2016-06-21
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
61/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. 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
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2025-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2025-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2025-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
- 2025-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
- 2025-08-14📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-03-24📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2025-03-04📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2024-03-07📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2023-09-22📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2023-08-04📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2022-04-25📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2022-04-11📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2021-07-19📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2021-07-14📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2021-06-04📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2021-05-19📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2020-11-02📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2020-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2020-03-05📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2019-02-26📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2018-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
- 2018-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
- 2016-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ENTREPRENEURS FIRST NEXT STAGE FOUNDER LP
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 10 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
1 high ·No active directors on record
highCompany is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
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Entrepreneurs First Founder Gp Limited
Corporate parent
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Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager Llp
Corporate parent
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ENTREPRENEURS FIRST NEXT STAGE FOUNDER LP
This company · SL027273
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrepreneurs First Founder Gp Limited Corporate entity | — | — | control reported | 26/06/2017 |
Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager Llp Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/06/2017 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Joseph Lawrence Whiteceased 11/11/2020· control reported
- Alice Bentinckceased 11/11/2020· 25-50% voting
- Mr Matthew Philip Cliffordceased 11/11/2020· 25-50% voting
- Midmar Capital Llpceased 18/02/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated2016-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2025-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2025-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC05
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
2025-10-22
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-08-14
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-09-22
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2022-04-25
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2022-04-11