D. I. LAMONT & CO. LTD

📉Decliningactive
SC427893 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.19M
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £168,437
Revenue decline
Turnover down 19% YoY
Turnover YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Turnover£1.19M£1.48M
Gross profit£1.14M£1.43M
Profit before tax£168.4k£960.1k
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-18
    LAMONT, Douglas Ian resigned
    director
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-16
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  12. 2018-08-16
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  13. 2018-05-26
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-15
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  16. 2017-11-15
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  17. 2017-11-15
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  18. 2013-08-01
    LAMONT, Martin Iain appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-09
    BARNETT, William Macnab resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As D. I. LAMONT & CO. LTD
  21. 2012-07-09
    BARNETT, William Macnab appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-07-09
    LAMONT, Douglas Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAMONT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Lamont Leasing Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lamont Leasing Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
D. I. LAMONT & CO. LTD
This company · SC427893

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lamont Leasing Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares15/11/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Lamont Property Lets Ltdceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Douglas Ian Lamontceased 15/11/2017· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2012-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Rockcliffe
East Bay
Mallaig
Inverness-Shire
PH41 4QF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LAMONT, Martin Iain
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-01
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Active
BARNETT, William Macnab
secretary · appointed 2012-07-09 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
LAMONT, Douglas Ian
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-07-09 · resigned 2024-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-20