GRAHAM + SIBBALD LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO307130 · llp · incorporated 2021-02-03
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
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (66/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 0 with DOB)
70
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  10. 2022-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  11. 2022-03-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  12. 2022-03-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  14. 2021-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAHAM + SIBBALD LLP
  15. 2021-02-03
    GRAHAM + SIBBALD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  16. 2021-02-03
    GRAHAM + SIBBALD PARTNERSHIP LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  17. 2021-02-03
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    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 5 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2021-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Seabraes House
18 Greenmarket
Dundee
DD1 4QB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRAHAM + SIBBALD
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2021-02-03
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Active
GRAHAM + SIBBALD PARTNERSHIP LTD
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2021-02-03
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge28/07/2022
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2022-08-05
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-01
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2021-11-12
incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
incorporation · LLIN01
2021-02-03