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💤Zombieactive
SO302228 · llp · incorporated 2009-02-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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
35 officers (5 active, 35 linked, 35 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
145 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-03-10📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2026-02-27➖MCKENZIE, Colin Neil resignedllp-member
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-03-14📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-03-07📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2024-10-10📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-08-22➖WALKER, Tricia Lyn resignedllp-member
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-02-21📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-09-29➖MORRICE, Alexander Michael Freeland resignedllp-member
- 2023-09-14📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-09-12📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2023-07-31➖SALUJA, Sean Ajit resignedllp-designated-member
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-04-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-08-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-08-02📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-07-31➖SMITH, Peter Richard resignedllp-member
- 2022-07-31➖STARK, James Gordon Croll resignedllp-member
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-04-13📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-03-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-07-31➖HEMMING, Brian William resignedllp-designated-member
- 2020-07-31➖GIBSON, Margaret Macrae resignedllp-member
- 2020-07-31➖JAMIESON, Rona Margaret resignedllp-member
- 2020-07-31➖MCLEOD, Bruce Martin Ronald resignedllp-member
- 2019-03-29➖FARQUHARSON BLACK, Elaine Innes resignedllp-member
- 2017-07-07➖CLARKSON, Robin Macarthur resignedllp-member
- 2016-10-28➖GORDON, Kenneth Stewart resignedllp-designated-member
- 2016-07-31➖CLARK, Geoffrey Alan resignedllp-member
- 2015-12-29➖ARNOLD, Christopher James resignedllp-member
- 2014-10-31➖SMITH, Alasdair Angus resignedllp-member
- 2013-07-31➖ALLAN, Scott Marshall resignedllp-designated-member
- 2013-06-04➖MACDONALD, Kenneth John resignedllp-member
- 2012-11-30➖DAVIDSON, Gordon Brodie resignedllp-member
- 2012-10-08➕CLARKSON, Robin Macarthur appointedllp-member
- 2012-10-05➖STEELE, Gordon Campbell resignedllp-member
- 2012-08-06➕SMITH, Peter Richard appointedllp-member
- 2012-04-06➖BUCHAN, Gordon Andrew resignedllp-designated-member
- 2012-04-06➖CAMERON, Lester Ferguson resignedllp-member
- 2012-04-06➖FREEMAN, David Sidney resignedllp-member
Showing most recent 50 of 91 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
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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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Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1DQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (5 active · 30 resigned)
GOODFELLOW, Richard→
Activellp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2009-02-24
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KENNEDY, John→
Activellp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-24
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DICKSON, Helen Mary→
Activellp-member · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-05
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FREEMAN, Alasdair Charles→
Activellp-member · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-24
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STRACHAN, John Alan→
Activellp-member · ~50y · appointed 2009-02-24
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ALLAN, Scott Marshall→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2013-07-31
BUCHAN, Gordon Andrew→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2012-04-06
GORDON, Kenneth Stewart→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2016-10-28
HEMMING, Brian William→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2020-07-31
MACLAREN, Colin James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2010-10-05
SALUJA, Sean Ajit→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2023-07-31
ARNOLD, Christopher James→
Resignedllp-member · ~66y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2015-12-29
CAMERON, Lester Ferguson→
Resignedllp-member · ~74y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2012-04-06
CLARK, Geoffrey Alan→
Resignedllp-member · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2016-07-31
CLARKSON, Robin Macarthur→
Resignedllp-member · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2017-07-07
CLARKSON, Robin Macarthur→
Resignedllp-member · ~66y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2011-04-06
DAVIDSON, Gordon Brodie→
Resignedllp-member · ~66y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2012-11-30
FARQUHARSON BLACK, Elaine Innes→
Resignedllp-member · ~58y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2019-03-29
FREEMAN, David Sidney→
Resignedllp-member · ~73y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2012-04-06
GIBSON, Margaret Macrae→
Resignedllp-member · ~61y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2020-07-31
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Recent filings (145 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-10
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-17
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-03-14
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-03-07
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-07
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-10-02
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-09-14
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-09-12
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-07-12