I LEADBETTER LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC451397 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-186.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £185,979

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£186k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£186k-£186k-£186k-£186k-£186k-£186kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-186.0k—
Net assets£-186.0k—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-06
    ➖
    LEADBETER, Renton resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-05-09
    ➕
    LEADBETER, Renton appointed
    director
  12. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-09-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-06-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2013-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As I LEADBETTER LTD
  20. 2013-06-03
    ➕
    LEADBETTER, 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 "LEADBETTER" — 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Derek Leadbetter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Mains Of Cow Gask
Trinity Gask
Auchterarder
PH3 1LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEADBETTER, Ian→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-06-03
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Active
LEADBETER, Renton→
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-05-09 · resigned 2026-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-22