Live Companies House data temporarily unavailable

Companies House is rate-limiting or unreachable right now, so this page is showing the last data we hold on file. Officers, charges and filing history may be missing or out of date — refresh in a few minutes for live figures.

LUMINAE DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC644372 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-14
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 opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 80
  • · PSC count: 3 → 0
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Hygiene score: 8580
  • PSC count: 30
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Hygiene score: 8580
  • PSC count: 30
Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £38,107

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£38k
↓ 198% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£38k-£23k-£8k£8k£23k£38kOct 2023Oct 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-38.1k£-12.8k
Current assets£11.6k£38.2k
Net assets£-38.1k£-12.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LUMINAE DESIGN LTD

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · KA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
J & D PIERCE (CONTRACTS) LTD.
SC174690 · est 1997
£47.51M
£36.95M£58.07M
4740029y8463y
VERACITY UK LIMITED
SC291812 · est 2005
£7.42M
£5.77M£9.06M
4620y8570y
SCOTIA DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED
SC084590 · est 1983
£6.04M
£4.70M£7.39M
24242y8261y
HYSPEC ENGINEERING LIMITED
SC371408 · est 2010
£1.49M
£1.16M£1.82M
6616y8262y
AEROFORMA TECHNOLOGIES (NORTH) LIMITED
SC123036 · est 1990
4736y8375y
ATLAS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
SC260329 · est 2003
£583.3k22y8366y
AYRSHIRE BLINDS LIMITED
SC090647 · est 1984
£199.3k41y8381y
BOAT ELECTRICS & ELECTRONICS LIMITED
SC066331 · est 1978
£396.3k47y8360y
BRODIE ENGINEERING LIMITED
SC163999 · est 1996
960030y8360y
CAPITAL STEEL LIMITED
SC275258 · est 2004
£1.45M21y8370y
GIRARD INDUSTRIES EUROPE LIMITED
SC101084 · est 1986
£389.5k39y8373y
KENNEDYSMITH (PRESS) LIMITED
SC186009 · est 1998
7228y8366y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

Unit 11, Ailsa Business Park
Ailsa Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8LN
Scotland

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