LILY STREET LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO302641 · llp · incorporated 2010-01-05
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 Apr 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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
£700
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£140£280£420£560£700Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-71.0k£-71.0k
Current assets£700£700

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-05-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  8. 2023-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  9. 2023-01-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-01-18
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2022-01-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  15. 2022-01-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  16. 2022-01-18
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2022-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  18. 2022-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  19. 2022-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  20. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2020-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson resigned
    llp-member
  27. 2010-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LILY STREET LLP
  28. 2010-01-05
    ➕
    ALLAN, James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2010-01-05
    ➕
    ALLAN, Robert appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-01-05
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, Paul appointed
    llp-member
  31. 2010-01-05
    ➕
    MCKAY, Caroline Gibson appointed
    llp-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 16 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Donoghue
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Allan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Robert James Allan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ALLAN, James→
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2010-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Robert→
llp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2010-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOGHUE, Paul→
llp-member · ~43y · appointed 2010-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, Caroline Gibson→
llp-member · ~53y · appointed 2010-01-05 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-01-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-01-18
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-01-18