WILSON WARD LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO304735 · llp · incorporated 2014-01-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees4

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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-03
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-31
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-01-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  8. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  22. 2017-02-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-11-16
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  25. 2016-11-16
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  26. 2016-10-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Peter Urquhart appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2016-09-30
    ➖
    WALLACE, Melinda Ann resigned
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2016-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2014-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As WILSON WARD LLP
  31. 2014-01-14
    ➕
    WARD, John Aloysius appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2014-01-14
    ➕
    WALLACE, Melinda Ann appointed
    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

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Urquhart Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/11/2023
Mr John Aloysius Ward
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
——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
Incorporated2014-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

131 Newhaven Road
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH6 4NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WARD, John Aloysius→
llp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2014-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Peter Urquhart→
llp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Melinda Ann→
llp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/10/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/09/2016—
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-01-16