LEIGH JAMES DESIGN LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC842810 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-26
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
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
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs LEIGH JAMES DESIGN LTD
- 2025-03-26➕TOPPING, Leigh James appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26➕TOPPING, Lianne Ashleigh appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26📄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.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Leigh James Topping Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/03/2025 |
Mrs Lianne Ashleigh Topping Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| JAMES SMITH FENCING LIMITED→ SC486484 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
27 High Park Avenue
Stranraer
DG9 0DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TOPPING, Leigh James→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-26
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TOPPING, Lianne Ashleigh→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-03-26
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-26