L & E BRUCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693312 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £41.6k |
| Current assets | — | £42.1k |
| Cash | — | £39.7k |
| Debtors | — | £2.4k |
| Net assets | — | £41.6k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs L & E BRUCE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-03-24➕BRUCE, Emma appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24➕BRUCE, Laura Agnes appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24➕BRUCE, Laura appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24➖BRUCE, Laura resigneddirector
- 2021-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRUCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laura Bruce Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Laura Bruceceased 24/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| EDINMAC LIMITED→ SC867838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| INDUSVENT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC393976 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| MCMILLAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC723123 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MID TARTRAVEN ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC816585 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Old Abbots Works
Bankside
Falkirk
FK2 7XJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BRUCE, Laura Agnes→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE, Laura→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2021-03-24
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-11