LOZE INVESTMENTS

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NI724646 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2024-12-13
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-04-01
    ✏️
    certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
    change-of-name · CERT3
  6. 2025-04-01
    ✏️
    reregistration-assent
    change-of-name · FOA-RR
  7. 2025-04-01
    ✏️
    reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
    change-of-name · RR05
  8. 2025-04-01
    📄
    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  9. 2024-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOZE INVESTMENTS
  10. 2024-12-13
    MCDOWELL, Simon appointed
    secretary
  11. 2024-12-13
    MCDOWELL, Simon John appointed
    director
  12. 2024-12-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed 3 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-01: certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited; 2025-04-01: reregistration-assent

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon John Mcdowell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/12/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2024-12-13
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

12-15 Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT1 6JH
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCDOWELL, Simon
secretary · appointed 2024-12-13
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Active
MCDOWELL, Simon John
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-12-13
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-07
certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
change-of-name · CERT3
2025-04-01
reregistration-assent
change-of-name · FOA-RR
2025-04-01
reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
change-of-name · RR05
2025-04-01
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-04-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-13