LENNOCH TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC251811 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-26

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 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

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 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 · IFRS

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	100	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-05-30
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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accounts · AAMD
2020-04-21
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accounts · AAMD
2020-04-21
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accounts · AAMD
2020-04-21
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-15
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address · AD01
2017-05-31
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accounts · AA
2011-03-01
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STEWART, Allan John appointed
secretary
2009-10-10
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STEWART, Margaret resigned
secretary
2009-10-10
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STEWART, Angus Ewen resigned
director
2003-06-26
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Company incorporated
As LENNOCH TRADING LIMITED
2003-06-26
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STEWART, Allan John appointed
director
2003-06-26
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STEWART, Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-06-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-26
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-26
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STEWART, Angus Ewen appointed
director
2003-06-26
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-26
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Allan Stewart Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/05/2018

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Garage

Mill Hills Farm

Crieff

Perthshire

PH7 3QW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STEWART, Allan John→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-01

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Active

STEWART, Allan John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-06-26

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Active

STEWART, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2009-10-10

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

STEWART, Angus Ewen→

director · ~83y · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2009-10-10

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

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