SOLWAY SOLUTIONS LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO300493 · llp · incorporated 2004-11-24
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
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  2. 2025-11-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-11-03
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-11-03
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2025-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-12-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  13. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-01-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-11-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-11-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2015-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2009-06-25
    ROBERTSON, Loraine Leigh appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2009-06-25
    AITKEN, David resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2005-08-15
    ROBERTSON, Loraine Leigh resigned
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2004-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SOLWAY SOLUTIONS LLP
  30. 2004-11-24
    DUFFY, Raymond appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2004-11-24
    AITKEN, David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2004-11-24
    ROBERTSON, Loraine Leigh appointed
    llp-designated-member

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

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raymond Duffy
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
control reported24/11/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

16 Knightsridge East Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DUFFY, Raymond
llp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Loraine Leigh
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2009-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITKEN, David
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2009-06-25
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Loraine Leigh
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2005-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-24
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-11-03
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-22