LOVE LIFE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC160603 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10822
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,651 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £5.3k |
| Current assets | £14.7k | £24.5k |
| Cash | £11.4k | £18.4k |
| Debtors | £2.8k | £5.6k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £5.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-05➕MACDONALD, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2001-10-17➖THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-09-26➕MACDONALD, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-25➖ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-07-25➕THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-07-02➕MACDONALD, Alistair Gordon appointeddirector
- 1996-07-02➖DUNCAN, Lloyd Garner resigneddirector
- 1995-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs LOVE LIFE LIMITED
- 1995-09-25➕ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1995-09-25➕DUNCAN, Lloyd Garner appointeddirector
- 1995-09-25➕SUMMERS, Gillian Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1995-09-25➖SUMMERS, Gillian Elizabeth resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Gordon Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10822 — SIC 10822
Registered office
95 Gairn Terrace Gairn Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 6AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
MACDONALD, Gillian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Alistair Gordon→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-07-02
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MACDONALD, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2003-11-05
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ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1996-07-25
THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-07-25 · resigned 2001-10-17
DUNCAN, Lloyd Garner→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1996-07-02
SUMMERS, Gillian Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1995-09-25
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Recent filings (86 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-25