LAWRENCE OF KEMNAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC194401 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-17

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-113.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 25.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £113,902

Cash YoY

+1830%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↑ 1830% YoY

Net Worth

-£114k

↑ 10.0% YoY

Current Assets

£987k

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-98.0k	£-47.0k
Current assets	£987.2k	£1.00M
Cash	£8.7k	£451
Debtors	£356.5k	£357.4k
Net assets	£-113.9k	£-126.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-07-09
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accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-07
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-07
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Charge satisfied #9
2024-03-07
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-09-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-03-31
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CHALMERS, Carolyn appointed
director
2016-03-31
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MACLEOD, Carol Anne appointed
director
2011-06-10
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BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-06-10
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DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-02-24
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Charge registered #9
Lender: International Motors Finance Limited
2009-01-14
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MACDONALD, Colin Nicolson resigned
director
2008-05-20
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-10-12
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MACLEOD, John Norman appointed
director
2007-10-12
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MACDONALD, Colin Nicolson appointed
director
2006-05-01
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DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-05-01
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DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-08-30
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Black Horse Limited
2005-04-27
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Charge satisfied #4
2005-04-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-03-02
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DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-02
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STRONACHS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-02
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CRIGHTON, Helen May resigned
director
2005-03-02
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CRIGHTON, Ian Macrae resigned
director
2005-03-02
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CRIGHTON, Norman Stewart John resigned
director
2005-03-02
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POPE, Elaine Margaret resigned
director
2004-02-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Fce Bank PLC
2004-02-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Fce Bank PLC
2004-02-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Black Horse Limited
2003-11-11
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CHALMERS, Gavin Bruce appointed
director
2000-08-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-08-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Udt Limited
2000-08-08
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CRIGHTON, Norman Stewart John appointed
director
2000-08-08
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POPE, Elaine Margaret appointed
director
1999-05-26
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CRIGHTON, Helen May appointed
director
1999-05-26
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CRIGHTON, Ian Macrae appointed
director
1999-05-26
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RENNIE, David Alan resigned
director
1999-03-17
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Company incorporated
As LAWRENCE OF KEMNAY LIMITED

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Gcj Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gcj Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LAWRENCE OF KEMNAY LIMITED

This company · SC194401

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gcj Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-03-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Brodies House

31 - 33 Union Grove

Aberdeen

AB10 6SD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17