LTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC100833 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.5y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
187 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,226,500
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,820 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£45k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£3.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£770k£1.5m£2.3m£3.1m£3.8mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£3.23M£3.23M
Current assets£3.85M£3.25M
Cash£45.1k£110.0k
Debtors£3.80M£3.14M
Net assets£3.23M£3.23M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-14
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    LUNDSTRÖM, Tor Gunnar resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  7. 2024-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-03
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    KLOCH, Kresten resigned
    director
  10. 2023-12-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-12-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-09-30
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    MAYHEW, John Edmund resigned
    director
  18. 2019-07-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2019-01-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2018-11-07
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    capital · SH06
  23. 2018-10-10
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    BOESEN, Carsten Toft appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    DAVELID, Per Viktor Markus appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    KLOCH, Kresten appointed
    director
  26. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    LUNDSTRÖM, Tor Gunnar appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #6
  28. 2015-10-14
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    HYDE, Zoe Georgina resigned
    director
  29. 2014-12-30
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2014-10-01
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    MAYHEW, John Edmund appointed
    director
  31. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    INGLIS, Christopher John resigned
    director
  32. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    HYDE, Zoe Georgina appointed
    director
  33. 2011-05-11
    ➖
    ROBISON, Heather Fiona resigned
    secretary
  34. 2011-05-11
    ➖
    ROBISON, Heather Fiona resigned
    director
  35. 2011-02-22
    ➖
    FORBES, Alexander Murray Grant resigned
    director
  36. 2010-11-29
    ➕
    GELLER, Scott David appointed
    director
  37. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    FORBES, Alexander Murray Grant appointed
    director
  38. 2007-08-07
    ➕
    ABBOT, Patrick George, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 2004-04-14
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    GAYFER, Julian Ronald resigned
    director
  40. 2004-02-12
    ➖
    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony resigned
    director
  41. 2004-01-06
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    HARRISON, Michael John Somerset resigned
    director
  42. 2002-04-06
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    CANTRILL, John Jeremy resigned
    director
  43. 2002-01-30
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    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony appointed
    director
  44. 2001-06-03
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    FRASER, Alastair Ian resigned
    director
  45. 2001-04-16
    ➖
    INGLIS, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  46. 2001-04-16
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    ROBISON, Heather Fiona appointed
    secretary
  47. 2001-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  48. 2001-03-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  49. 2001-03-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  50. 2001-03-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Scottish Enterprise
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

Pentlands Science Park
Bush Loan
Penicuik
Nr Edinburgh
EH26 0PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)

ABBOT, Patrick George, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOESEN, Carsten Toft→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVELID, Per Viktor Markus→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GELLER, Scott David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLIS, Christopher John→
secretary · resigned 2001-04-16
Resigned
ROBISON, Heather Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-16 · resigned 2011-05-11
Resigned
BAGULEY, Martyn John→
director · resigned 1991-06-06
Resigned
BIRCHMORE, Michael John→
director · ~78y · resigned 1997-04-17
Resigned
CANTRILL, John Jeremy→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-04-18 · resigned 2002-04-06
Resigned
CLUBB, Ian Mcmaster→
director · ~85y · resigned 1991-06-25
Resigned
ELY, Robert Lister Otto→
director · ~96y · appointed 1990-08-01 · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
FORBES, Alexander Murray Grant→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-02-22
Resigned
FRASER, Alastair Ian→
director · ~90y · resigned 2001-06-03
Resigned
GAYFER, Julian Ronald→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2004-04-14
Resigned
HARRISON, Michael John Somerset→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-04-15 · resigned 2004-01-06
Resigned
HYDE, Zoe Georgina→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2015-10-14
Resigned
INGLIS, Christopher John→
director · ~79y · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
KLOCH, Kresten→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-10 · resigned 2024-04-03
Resigned
LUNDSTRÖM, Tor Gunnar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-10-10 · resigned 2025-03-14
Resigned
MAYHEW, John Edmund→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—30/12/201413/01/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property08/03/200120/11/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/03/2001—
satisfied
Scottish Enterprise
Bond & floating charge1 property08/03/200119/12/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property21/10/199122/03/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/10/198709/03/1992
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Recent filings (187 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-26