LOWLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04627279 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-02
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,248

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£77k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£25.4k
Current assets£76.7k
Cash£15.7k
Debtors£9.5k
Net assets£25.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Colin appointed
    director
  20. 2005-02-07
    ➖
    BISSET SMITH, Barry Lance resigned
    director
  21. 2003-05-07
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    BISSET SMITH, Barry Lance appointed
    director
  23. 2003-01-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOWLAND LIMITED
  24. 2003-01-02
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-01-02
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Griffin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

302 Long Banks
Harlow
Essex
CM18 7PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GRIFFIN, Colin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-02 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
BISSET SMITH, Barry Lance→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-01-02 · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-03