ST ANDREWS WEST LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO305833 · llp · incorporated 2016-10-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  2. 2026-03-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  3. 2026-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-12-09
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  6. 2025-12-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  7. 2025-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  9. 2024-10-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2024-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2022-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2021-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2020-11-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
  20. 2020-11-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  21. 2019-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-11-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2019-07-24
    📄
    appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP02
  24. 2019-07-24
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  25. 2019-07-16
    ➕
    HEADON HOLDINGS ST ANDREWS WEST LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  26. 2019-07-16
    ➖
    HEADON HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  27. 2018-10-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  28. 2018-02-22
    ➕
    ARCSTAW SCOTLAND LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2016-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ST ANDREWS WEST LLP
  30. 2016-10-04
    ➕
    ST ANDREWS WEST PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  31. 2016-10-04
    ➕
    HEADON HOLDINGS LIMITED 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

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.)

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Headon Holdings St Andrews West Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
Arcstaw Scotland Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
St Andrews West Properties Limited
Corporate parent
⬇
ST ANDREWS WEST LLP
This company · SO305833

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Headon Holdings St Andrews West Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting19/07/2019
St Andrews West Properties Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting04/10/2016
Arcstaw Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence22/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Headon Holdings Limitedceased 16/07/2019· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8FY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ARCSTAW SCOTLAND LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2018-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEADON HOLDINGS ST ANDREWS WEST LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2019-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ST ANDREWS WEST PROPERTIES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2016-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEADON HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2016-10-04 · resigned 2019-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-12-10
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2025-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-25
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16