LUPUS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC208208 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-16

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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2023-02-08
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2022-02-08
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2021-01-28
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2020-01-30
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2019-02-14
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2018-03-29
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2017-03-31
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2017-02-27
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2016-06-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-24
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accounts · AA
2016-02-27
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LLOYD, Natasha resigned
secretary
2015-08-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-30
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accounts · AA
2014-08-28
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2011-06-20
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BOGGIA, Magdalena resigned
secretary
2011-06-20
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LLOYD, Natasha appointed
secretary
2009-03-29
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BOGGIA, Magdalena appointed
secretary
2008-11-04
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria resigned
secretary
2008-11-04
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria resigned
director
2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, William James appointed
director
2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria appointed
secretary
2000-06-26
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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2000-06-26
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BOGGIA, Mojca Maria appointed
director
2000-06-26
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
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2000-06-16
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Company incorporated
As LUPUS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
2000-06-16
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-16
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William James Boggia Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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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K C R C LIMITED→ SC265823 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
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KIRDANA LTD.→ SC296163 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
KLONDYKE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC076707 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	—	—
KNOCKIEHILL ESTATES LTD.→ SC289689 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
LIGHTHOUSE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC685485 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
M B AQUARIUS LIMITED→ SC259115 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
M CARDNO FISHING LTD→ SC466419 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
M. BRUCE & PARTNERS LIMITED→ SC155930 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	—	—
MACKENZIE FARMING LIMITED→ SC174731 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Abergeldie Cottage

Ballater

Aberdeenshire

AB35 5SY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOGGIA, William James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-06-26

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Active

BOGGIA, Magdalena→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-29 · resigned 2011-06-20

Resigned

BOGGIA, Mojca Maria→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2008-11-04

Resigned

LLOYD, Natasha→

secretary · appointed 2011-06-20 · resigned 2016-02-27

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2000-06-26

Resigned

BOGGIA, Mojca Maria→

director · ~59y · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2008-11-04

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-16 · resigned 2000-06-26

Resigned

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