SARA + SARAH SMART TEXTILE DESIGN LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO306417 · llp · incorporated 2018-05-17
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 Apr 2025
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
22 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£954£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Cash£3.1k£4.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-10-23
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2024-10-23
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  6. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  11. 2023-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  12. 2023-01-25
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
  13. 2023-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2020-02-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  20. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SARA + SARAH SMART TEXTILE DESIGN LLP
  23. 2018-05-17
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Sarah appointed
    llp-designated-member
  24. 2018-05-17
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Sara, Dr appointed
    llp-member
  25. 2018-05-17
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Ms Sarah Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest17/05/2018
Dr Sara Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
——firm interest17/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

7 Main Street
Newstead
Melrose
Scottish Borders
TD6 9RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Sarah→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Sara, Dr→
llp-member · ~49y · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-10-23
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2023-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2023-01-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14