LLOYD (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC205384 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-17
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-03-27
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  3. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-05-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-30
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    address · AD01
  14. 2015-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-11-30
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    LLOYD, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2012-09-10
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    LLOYD, George resigned
    director
  18. 2012-07-09
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    LLOYD, Vicky appointed
    director
  19. 2009-09-18
    ➕
    LLOYD, Vicky appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-09-18
    ➖
    LLOYD, Catherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-08-06
    ➖
    HOWES, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-08-06
    ➕
    LLOYD, Catherine Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-31
    ➕
    HOWES, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-31
    ➖
    KAY, Richard Stuart resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-12-31
    ➕
    KAY, Richard Stuart appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-12-31
    ➖
    LLOYD, George resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    LLOYD, George appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-05-09
    ➖
    MACROBERTS - (FIRM) resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    LLOYD, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2000-05-09
    ➕
    LLOYD, George appointed
    director
  31. 2000-05-09
    ➖
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2000-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As LLOYD (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  33. 2000-03-17
    ➕
    MACROBERTS - (FIRM) appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-03-17
    ➕
    MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LLOYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Vicky Lloyd
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Mcelnea
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

LLOYD, Vicky→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LLOYD, Vicky→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWES, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2009-08-06
Resigned
KAY, Richard Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-31 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
LLOYD, Catherine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-06 · resigned 2009-09-18
Resigned
LLOYD, George→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-09 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
MACROBERTS - (FIRM)→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2000-05-09
Resigned
LLOYD, Catherine Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-05-09 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned
LLOYD, George→
director · ~85y · appointed 2000-05-09 · resigned 2012-09-10
Resigned
MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2000-05-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-29