LAVSA LTD

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SC266764 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-210.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55300SIC 55300
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 21.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £210,317
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Net Worth
-£210k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£210k-£165k-£120k-£75k-£31k£14kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-210.3k£-207.9k
Current assets£11.5k£14.4k
Cash£6.1k£6.2k
Debtors£5.3k£8.2k
Net assets£-210.3k£-207.9k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-02-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2018-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2018-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2015-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-06-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2007-06-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2007-04-21
    ➖
    THOMSON, Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2004-08-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2004-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2004-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As LAVSA LTD
  27. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Louise appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, James appointed
    director
  29. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2004-04-21
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2004-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

4 Charlotte Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

THOMSON, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned
THOMSON, Louise→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2007-04-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property20/06/200705/04/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property20/06/200705/04/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property26/08/200405/04/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/06/200401/07/2015

Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-09