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💤Zombieactive

SO304692 · llp · incorporated 2013-12-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£1.37M

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (26 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,370,841

Net assets shrinking

Down £11,544 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.4m

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Net assets	£1.37M	£1.38M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-11-14
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-09-26
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-01-10
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-01-10
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-10
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-01-09
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-01-09
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appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP02
2024-01-09
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-01-09
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-01-09
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change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2024-01-09
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-07-12
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-07-12
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change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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A C F SPORTS PROMOTIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-member
2021-04-06
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FERGUSON, Alexander Chapman, Sir resigned
llp-member
2020-12-14
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-03
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@SIPP (PENSION TRUSTEES) LTD, RE ESSON 2152 appointed
corporate-llp-member
2018-03-01
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ROBERTSON, Ian Wilson appointed
llp-member
2018-03-01
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GRAINSHORE LIMITED resigned
corporate-llp-designated-member
2017-07-13
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DAMAJA 1991 appointed
corporate-llp-member
2013-12-10
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SMITH, Neil Bryce appointed
llp-designated-member
2013-12-10
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STARK, James Gordon Croll appointed
llp-designated-member
2013-12-10
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BARRIE, Sandra Lynn appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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BARRIE, Sidney appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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BONE, Graeme Morrison appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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BREMNER, Michelle appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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BUDGE, Lorraine appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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CAMPBELL, Gordon Alexander appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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CAMPBELL, Margaret Catherine appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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CLARKSON, Robin Macarthur appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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FERGUSON, Jason appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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GEDDIE, David Omond Moncrieff appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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GEDDIE, Suzanne appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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INGRAM-MOORE, David Colin appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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MACCOLL, Alexander James appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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MCKECHNIE, Stephen John appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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MORRICE, Laura Anne Flynn appointed
llp-member
2013-12-10
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ROSE, Andrew Matthew appointed
llp-member

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2013-12-04

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: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14