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💤Zombieactive
SO300552 · llp · incorporated 2005-02-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (11 active, 23 linked, 23 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 52 | 6200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2026-05-08➖URBAN, Caroline resignedllp-designated-member
- 2026-02-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2025-09-01➕NELLANY, Jamie Stewart appointedllp-designated-member
- 2025-02-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23➖NIMMO, Thomas William John resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-08-23📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-08-15📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-02-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-02-14📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-02-14📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-01-17➕HART, Simon appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-11-30➖HART, Stephen Michael resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-10-31➖EDWARD, Timothy James resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-08-01➕LAMLEY, Alexander James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-08-01➕PEACHEY, Laura Elizabeth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-10📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-01-10📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-01-01➕MCDOUGALL, Iain David appointedllp-designated-member
- 2023-01-01➕URBAN, Caroline appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-12-08📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-12-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-12-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-12-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-11-30➖MUMFORD, Kenneth resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-30➖RAMSAY, Jane Margaret resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-30➖SHAW, Bryan Jarrod resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-21➕SCOTT, Alison Elizabeth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-21📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-10-31➖MACLEAN, Catriona Joan resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-05-04📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2022-05-02➕NIMMO, Thomas William John appointedllp-designated-member
- 2022-03-01➕HART, Stephen Michael appointedllp-designated-member
- 2021-01-01➕EDWARD, Timothy James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2020-01-06➕SHAW, Bryan Jarrod appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-08-01➕GINN, Tracey Margaret appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-08-01➕ROCHE, Hannah Louise appointedllp-designated-member
- 2016-07-31➖FINLAYSON, William Alexander resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-01-04➕ARNOTT, Michael Guy Peregrine appointedllp-designated-member
- 2014-01-01➕HARRIS, Andrew John Forsyth appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-08-23➖MALCOLM, Stuart Richard Fraser resignedllp-designated-member
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2005-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (11 active · 12 resigned)
ARNOTT, Michael Guy Peregrine→
Activellp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2016-01-04
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GINN, Tracey Margaret→
Activellp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-01
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HARRIS, Andrew John Forsyth→
Activellp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-01
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HART, Simon→
Activellp-designated-member · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-17
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HENDRY, Stuart James Falconer→
Activellp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2005-02-17
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LAMLEY, Alexander James→
Activellp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-01
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MCDOUGALL, Iain David→
Activellp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-01
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NELLANY, Jamie Stewart→
Activellp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2025-09-01
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PEACHEY, Laura Elizabeth→
Activellp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2023-08-01
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ROCHE, Hannah Louise→
Activellp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Alison Elizabeth→
Activellp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2022-11-21
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CALDER, David William→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2011-12-31
EDWARD, Timothy James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-10-31
FINLAYSON, William Alexander→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~75y · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2016-07-31
HART, Stephen Michael→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2023-11-30
MACLEAN, Catriona Joan→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2022-10-31
MALCOLM, Stuart Richard Fraser→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2013-08-23
MICHIE, Mark Victor→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2005-02-17 · resigned 2009-01-16
MUMFORD, Kenneth→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2022-11-30
NIMMO, Thomas William John→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-02 · resigned 2024-08-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/06/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (96 total)
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-08-23
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-21
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-02-14
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-08-11
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-08-11