J H & W LAMONT (TRANSPORT) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC217913 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-06

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52243

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2021-09-21
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-09-21
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Company dissolved
2021-07-06
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-06-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-28
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-13
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-29
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-05-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-05-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-05-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2001-04-30
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LAMONT, Wendy appointed
secretary
2001-04-30
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LAMONT, James appointed
director
2001-04-06
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Company incorporated
As J H & W LAMONT (TRANSPORT) LIMITED
2001-04-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-06
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-04-06
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "LAMONT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-09-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Lamont Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Wendy Lamont Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-04-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC52243 — SIC 52243

Registered office

21 Forbes Place

Paisley

PA1 1UT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2019-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

LAMONT, Wendy→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-30

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Active

LAMONT, James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2001-04-30

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2021-09-21

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2021-07-06

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-06-29

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2021-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-01-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2019-06-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-04-11

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2019-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2019-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2018-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2017-01-27