LSIP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC446041 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-03-26
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100-100-100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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  3. 2024-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-12
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  7. 2022-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-12-20
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    MUNRO, Andrew Keith resigned
    director
  12. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-10
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-04-01
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    MUNRO, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-25
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    LITTLE, Clare resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-30
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    officers · AP03
  19. 2018-03-30
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    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-03-01
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    LITTLE, Clare appointed
    secretary
  21. 2017-12-31
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    MOUNTFORD, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-05-02
    ➕
    MOUNTFORD, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-05-02
    ➖
    NMWS CO SEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-05-02
    ➖
    NIMMO, Thomas William John resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As LSIP LIMITED
  26. 2013-03-26
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    CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    NMWS CO SEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    NIMMO, Thomas William John 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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Derek Scott Carnegie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Millars House 41a Gray Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 2BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLE, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2019-03-25
Resigned
MOUNTFORD, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
NMWS CO SEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2013-05-02
Resigned
MUNRO, Andrew Keith→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-20
Resigned
NIMMO, Thomas William John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2013-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08