A LAWLER & CO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09101219 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-24
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-02➖LAWLER, Anthony Charles Hickman resigneddirector
- 2022-09-14➕LAWLER, Linda Susan appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A LAWLER & CO LIMITED
- 2014-06-24➕LAWLER, Anthony Charles Hickman appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAWLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Linda Susan Lawler Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/09/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Charles Hickman Lawlerceased 02/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
26 Mill Farm Avenue
Sunbury-On-Thames
TW16 7DG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAWLER, Linda Susan→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2022-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWLER, Anthony Charles Hickman→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-06-24 · resigned 2022-10-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14