LINOTOL PRODUCTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC114953 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-02
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖STEWART, James resignedsecretary
- 2024-04-30➖STEWART, James resigneddirector
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02➖PRESTON, James Jackson Wilson resigneddirector
- 2023-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕BROWN, John Oswald appointeddirector
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2012-07-17➕PRESTON, James Jackson Wilson appointeddirector
- 2012-04-19➖RATTRAY, Alistair Ian resigneddirector
- 2012-04-19➕STEWART, James appointeddirector
- 2012-01-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2003-07-31➖PEEBLES, Howard Alexander resigneddirector
- 2003-04-11➖MACNEILL, Stuart Duncan resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-11➕STEWART, James appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-17➖NOBLE, Paul Francis resigneddirector
- 2000-04-06➖BROWNING, Norman Robert resigneddirector
- 1996-12-01➕RATTRAY, Alistair Ian appointeddirector
- 1996-06-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1995-07-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-04-01➕MACNEILL, Stuart Duncan appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➖NOBLE, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 1995-03-17➕BROWNING, Norman Robert appointeddirector
- 1995-03-17➕PEEBLES, Howard Alexander appointeddirector
- 1995-03-03➖NELLEMANN, Kristian resigneddirector
- 1993-06-07➖NIXON, William Robert resignedsecretary
- 1993-06-07➕NOBLE, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 1993-02-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1991-12-10➖FERGUSON, William Stewart resignedsecretary
- 1991-12-10➕NIXON, William Robert appointedsecretary
- 1991-12-10➖FERGUSON, William Stewart resigneddirector
- 1990-11-09➖MARTYN, David Moffat resigneddirector
- 1990-06-06➖GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resignednominee-secretary
- 1990-06-06➖GALBRAITH, Eric Roger resignednominee-director
- 1990-06-06➖GIBSON, David Lindsay resigneddirector
- 1989-03-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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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
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
8 Cambuslang Way
Gateway Glasgow
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G32 8ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)
BROWN, John Oswald→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERGUSON, William Stewart→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-12-10
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1988-12-02 · resigned 1990-06-06
MACNEILL, Stuart Duncan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-11
NIXON, William Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-12-10 · resigned 1993-06-07
NOBLE, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-06-07 · resigned 1995-03-31
STEWART, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2024-04-30
BROWNING, Norman Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1995-03-17 · resigned 2000-04-06
FERGUSON, William Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1991-12-10
GALBRAITH, Eric Roger→
Resignednominee-director · ~67y · appointed 1988-12-02 · resigned 1990-06-06
GIBSON, David Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1988-12-02 · resigned 1990-06-06
MARTYN, David Moffat→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-11-09
NELLEMANN, Kristian→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1995-03-03
NOBLE, Paul Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2000-04-17
PEEBLES, Howard Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-03-17 · resigned 2003-07-31
PRESTON, James Jackson Wilson→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-17 · resigned 2023-03-02
RATTRAY, Alistair Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-12-01 · resigned 2012-04-19
STEWART, James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2024-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/01/2012 | 01/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 11/02/1993 | 26/06/1996 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/03/1989 | 12/07/1995 |
Recent filings (146 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05