HOLLYPORT VIII FOUNDER PARTNER LP
💤Zombieactive
SL035100 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2021-07-02
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
60/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 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
60/100Worth 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
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2024-07-02📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2024-05-08📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2023-07-25📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2023-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
- 2023-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC04
- 2023-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
- 2023-03-16📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2023-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
- 2023-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC04
- 2023-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
- 2023-02-16📄legacyincorporation · LP6
- 2022-07-05📄confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · SLPCS01
- 2021-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLLYPORT VIII FOUNDER PARTNER LP
- 2021-07-02📄registration-and-designation-as-a-private-fund-limited-partnershipincorporation · LP7(S)
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
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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Hollyport Capital Llp
Corporate parent
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Hollyport Fp Gp Llp
Corporate parent
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HOLLYPORT VIII FOUNDER PARTNER LP
This company · SL035100
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Raymond Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | — | — | control reported | 27/02/2023 |
Hollyport Capital Llp Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/01/2023 |
John Nicholas Carter Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | — | — | control reported | 02/07/2021 |
Hollyport Fp Gp Llp Corporate entity | — | — | control reported | 02/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Edward Gayceased 27/02/2023· control reported
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW CONTINUITY SERVICES LIMITED→ SC683168 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| KALISS INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→ SG000675 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KAPER INTERNATIONAL LP→ SL028989 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| KARMACK INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→ SG000643 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KEITH INVESTMENT TRADING (SCOTLAND) PARTNERSHIP SP→ SG000674 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KENFORD TRADE L.P.→ SL025666 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| KENLEY TRANSIT L.P.→ SL031603 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| KERR STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC825889 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| KERRY SLP→ SL003596 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| KERSEY INDUSTRIES LP→ SL014944 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| KERTEX COMMERCE LP→ SL010817 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated2021-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-07-02
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2023-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC04
2023-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC07
2023-03-20
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2023-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2023-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC04
2023-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC02
2023-02-16
legacy
incorporation · LP6
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2022-07-05
registration-and-designation-as-a-private-fund-limited-partnership
incorporation · LP7(S)
2021-07-02