CALDERQUEST AUCHTERHOUSE LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO302779 · llp · incorporated 2010-04-06
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 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees0

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  4. 2024-04-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-02-25
    ➕
    MCCONVILLE, Karen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  14. 2020-02-25
    ➖
    CALDERQUEST LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  15. 2020-02-25
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2020-02-25
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  17. 2020-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  21. 2018-04-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-04-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-04-13
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2016-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-04-15
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  28. 2011-12-30
    ➖
    THE JEFF QUEEN LIFE INTEREST TRUST resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    MCCONVILLE, Joseph Stephen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALDERQUEST AUCHTERHOUSE LLP
  31. 2010-04-06
    ➕
    CALDERQUEST LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2010-04-06
    ➕
    THE JEFF QUEEN LIFE INTEREST TRUST appointed
    corporate-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 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Stephen Mcconville
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Mcconville
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCCONVILLE, Joseph Stephen→
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCONVILLE, Karen→
llp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALDERQUEST LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2020-02-25
Resigned
THE JEFF QUEEN LIFE INTEREST TRUST→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2011-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-12
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2020-02-25
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-02