LIEK LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO306569 · llp · incorporated 2018-11-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
80
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 →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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-11-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extendedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2018-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs LIEK LLP
- 2018-11-08➕MCLEAN, Brian Alexander appointedllp-designated-member
- 2018-11-08➕STEWART, Donald Gordon William appointedllp-designated-member
- 2018-11-08📄incorporation-limited-liability-partnershipincorporation · LLIN01
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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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Mr Brian Alexander Mclean Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 08/11/2018 |
Mr Donald Gordon William Stewart Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 08/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION (ACHARACLE) LTD→ SC818044 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDREW LEE PHOTOGRAPHER LTD→ SC799811 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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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
Typellp
Incorporated2018-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Hillview
Bankfoot
Perth
PH1 4ED
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCLEAN, Brian Alexander→
Activellp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Donald Gordon William→
Activellp-designated-member · ~63y · appointed 2018-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-12-20
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2018-12-05