GEORGE MORE AND COMPANY LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO304555 · llp · incorporated 2013-08-07
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
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredCash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£28k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£98k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k | £20.0k |
| Current assets | £98.1k | £126.5k |
| Cash | £28.4k | £55.5k |
| Debtors | £43.8k | £40.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2022-08-10📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2022-08-10📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-08-10📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06➕RS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-member
- 2022-01-06📄appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP02
- 2021-08-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-08-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-07-01📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2021-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16➖MORE, Kathleen Baker resignedllp-designated-member
- 2020-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2020-11-23📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2020-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2020-08-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2013-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs GEORGE MORE AND COMPANY LLP
- 2013-08-07➕SOUTER, Richard Alexander Kyle appointedllp-member
- 2013-08-07➕MORE, Kathleen Baker appointedllp-designated-member
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Alexander Souter Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Kathleen Baker Moreceased 16/02/2021· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
145 Great Junction Street
Edinburgh
EH6 5LG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SOUTER, Richard Alexander Kyle→
Activellp-member · ~55y · appointed 2013-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-member · appointed 2022-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORE, Kathleen Baker→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-07 · resigned 2021-02-16
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-08-11
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-10
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-24