LAB PROPERTIES (SCOTI) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10184837 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-17
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-10-24
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2017-10-24
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-08-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-09-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2016-09-09
    GIBSON, William George appointed
    director
  6. 2016-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAB PROPERTIES (SCOTI) LIMITED
  7. 2016-05-17
    MCDONALD, Ian James appointed
    director
  8. 2016-05-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-10-24

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

35 New Broad Street
London
EC2M 1NH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

GIBSON, William George
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-09
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MCDONALD, Ian James
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-05-17
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2017-10-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-09-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-05-17