LGS INVEST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC578584 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-11
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of real estate investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs LGS INVEST LTD
- 2017-10-11➕SMITH, Gary Scott appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11➕SMITH, Lisa Susanne appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lisa Susanne Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 11/10/2017 |
Mr Gary Scott Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 11/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64306 — Activities of real estate investment trusts
Registered office
8 Anderson Lane
Kincardine
Alloa
FK10 4SF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Gary Scott→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-11
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SMITH, Lisa Susanne→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-11
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-15