LIQUID LEVERS INNOVATIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC220207 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (78/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-23
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, Nigel Alexander appointed
    director
  14. 2016-11-23
    ➖
    SHAND, Mary Dailly resigned
    director
  15. 2016-11-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-30
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    CHRISTIE, Marcia Jenise resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-12-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2010-06-28
    ➖
    FROST, Derek resigned
    director
  21. 2004-06-01
    ➕
    SHAND, Mary Dailly appointed
    director
  22. 2001-09-22
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Marcia Jenise appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-09-10
    ➖
    SHAND, Mary Dailly resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    RODDAM, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    SHAND, Mary Dailly appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-08-01
    ➕
    FROST, Derek appointed
    director
  27. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    SHAND, Mary Dailly resigned
    director
  28. 2001-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LIQUID LEVERS INNOVATIONS LTD.
  29. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    RODDAM, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-06-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    SHAND, Mary Dailly appointed
    director
  33. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-06-13
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Alexander Buchanan
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

8 Mitchell Street
Leven
KY8 4HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Nigel Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTIE, Marcia Jenise→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-22 · resigned 2015-12-30
Resigned
RODDAM, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned
SHAND, Mary Dailly→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2001-09-10
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-06-13
Resigned
FROST, Derek→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-08-01 · resigned 2010-06-28
Resigned
SHAND, Mary Dailly→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2016-11-23
Resigned
SHAND, Mary Dailly→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10