L.A. TITLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC149361 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-28
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2021-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-09-14
    ➖
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-09-03
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  18. 2018-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2016-10-28
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    GRAHAM, Janette Patricia appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-28
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    PLATT, Samantha Jayne resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Karen Rachel resigned
    director
  23. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    PLATT, Samantha Jayne appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-22
    ➕
    HARRIS, Karen Rachel appointed
    director
  25. 2008-08-22
    ➖
    SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond resigned
    director
  26. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    MULLER, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    MULLER, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond appointed
    director
  32. 2000-04-14
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter resigned
    director
  33. 1998-06-24
    ➖
    BEFROY, Raymond Eugene resigned
    secretary
  34. 1998-06-24
    ➕
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter appointed
    director
  36. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    BEFROY, Raymond Eugene resigned
    director
  37. 1996-10-01
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  38. 1996-10-01
    ➕
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis appointed
    director
  39. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley resigned
    director
  40. 1994-11-29
    ➖
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia resigned
    director
  41. 1994-06-20
    ➕
    BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia appointed
    director
  42. 1994-03-07
    ➕
    BEFROY, Raymond Eugene appointed
    secretary
  43. 1994-03-07
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1994-03-07
    ➕
    BEFROY, Raymond Eugene appointed
    director
  45. 1994-03-07
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley appointed
    director
  46. 1994-03-07
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1994-03-07
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 1994-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As L.A. TITLE LIMITED
  49. 1994-02-28
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1994-02-28
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Janette Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEFROY, Raymond Eugene→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-07 · resigned 1998-06-24
Resigned
FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-06-24 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 1994-03-07
Resigned
BEFROY, Raymond Eugene→
director · ~89y · appointed 1994-03-07 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
BERRY, Elizabeth Patricia→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-06-20 · resigned 1994-11-29
Resigned
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
HARRIS, Karen Rachel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-22 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
MCLEAN, Alistair Charles Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2000-04-14
Resigned
MULLER, Mark Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
PLATT, Samantha Jayne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2016-10-28
Resigned
SEELDRAYERS, Anthony Desmond→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2008-08-22
Resigned
THOMPSON, Jennifer Lesley→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-03-07 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 1994-03-07
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 1994-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11