LBT GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC552851 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-29
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointed
    director
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-01-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As LBT GROUP LIMITED
  14. 2016-12-16
    ➕
    LOWDEN, Julie Thain appointed
    secretary
  15. 2016-12-16
    ➕
    MAIN, William Edwards appointed
    director
  16. 2016-12-16
    ➕
    MILNE, James Smith appointed
    director
  17. 2016-12-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Balmoral Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Balmoral Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LBT GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC552851

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir James Smith Milne
Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017
Balmoral Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Balmoral Park
Loirston
Aberdeen
AB12 3GY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

LOWDEN, Julie Thain→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-16
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Active
MAIN, William Edwards→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-16
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Active
MILNE, James Smith→
director · ~86y · appointed 2016-12-16
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Active
MITCHELL, Paul Watt→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-29
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-11