RHL 123 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC367524 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-27
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-01-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs RHL 123 LIMITED
- 2009-10-27➕LAWSON, Richard Herring appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
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Mr Richard Herring Lawson Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEUDUTIES LIMITED→ SC053153 · est 1973 | — | — | — | — | 52y | 83 | 71y |
| SG LIVING SPACES LTD→ SC851681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SK MCGUIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC799921 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SUSAN CHUNG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC884440 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TAYBUS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC118811 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| THE LINCOLN BEAN COMPANY LIMITED→ SC248247 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| TTD LIMITED→ SC353509 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| UPPER DENS LANDSCAPING LIMITED→ SC205201 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| VERUS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC764444 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| WATERSIDE COMMUNITY LIMITED→ SC277629 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| WE CARE FOR CHILDREN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC884340 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST RANGA DEVELOPMENTS OPCO LIMITED→ SC758373 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Over Pilmore
Invergowrie
Dundee
DD2 5EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
LAWSON, Richard Herring→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-10-27
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10