LUPUS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC208208 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-16

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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2022-02-08
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2021-01-28
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2020-01-30
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2019-02-14
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2018-03-29
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2017-03-31
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2016-06-20
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2016-03-24
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2016-02-27
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LLOYD, Natasha resigned
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2015-08-19
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2015-03-30
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2014-08-28
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2011-06-20
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BOGGIA, Magdalena resigned
secretary
2011-06-20
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LLOYD, Natasha appointed
secretary
2009-03-29
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BOGGIA, Magdalena appointed
secretary
2008-11-04
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria resigned
secretary
2008-11-04
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria resigned
director
2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, William James appointed
director
2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria appointed
secretary
2000-06-26
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria appointed
director
2000-06-26
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
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2000-06-16
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Company incorporated
As LUPUS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
2000-06-16
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-16
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean

No 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 William James Boggia Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · AB postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
EAST COAST VINERS (PEAS AND BEANS) LIMITED→ SC465480 · est 2013	£8.08M £6.21M–£9.94M	£13.37M	—	1800	12y	85	79y
TREETOP FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC292083 · est 2005	£5.00M £3.85M–£6.15M	£12.98M	—	4600	20y	87	72y
ALTNAHARRA ESTATE LIMITED→ SC228455 · est 2002	£634.2k £487.8k–£780.5k	—	—	8	24y	85	71y
CHALLENGE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC192237 · est 1998	—	—	—	6	27y	83	69y
FORTRIE FARMS LIMITED→ SC158055 · est 1995	—	—	—	10	31y	83	76y
GARDINER ICM LIMITED→ SC197812 · est 1999	—	—	£2.60M	—	26y	83	64y
LORANTHUS FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC312585 · est 2006	—	—	—	0	19y	83	70y
M B AQUARIUS LIMITED→ SC259115 · est 2003	—	—	—	0	22y	83	70y
M.V. QUANTUS LIMITED→ SC150141 · est 1994	—	—	£32.29M	—	32y	83	69y
MEARNS TRACTORS LIMITED→ SC261246 · est 2003	—	—	—	1	22y	83	62y
SHANNON FISHING LIMITED→ SC157000 · est 1995	—	—	£24.40M	—	31y	83	79y
UNITED FISH SELLING LIMITED→ SC077168 · est 1982	—	—	—	200	44y	83	72y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Incorporated2000-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Abergeldie Cottage

Ballater

Aberdeenshire

AB35 5SY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOGGIA, William James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-06-26

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Active

BOGGIA, Magdalena→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-29 · resigned 2011-06-20

Resigned

BOGGIA, Mojca Maria→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2008-11-04

Resigned

LLOYD, Natasha→

secretary · appointed 2011-06-20 · resigned 2016-02-27

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2000-06-26

Resigned

BOGGIA, Mojca Maria→

director · ~59y · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2008-11-04

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2000-06-26

Resigned

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