LAURENCE HAYWARD (BORDEAUX) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC220377 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-18
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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 (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,578
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-29 | 2024-04-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.6k | £-3.6k |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £-3.6k | £-3.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2018-04-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2018-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22➕HAYWARD, Austin James appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-21➖HAYWARD, Laurence Norman resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-21➖HAYWARD, Laurence Norman resigneddirector
- 2002-10-31➕HAYWARD, Austin James appointeddirector
- 2002-10-31➕HAYWARD, Matthew Alexander appointeddirector
- 2002-10-31➖HARRIS, Lucy resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-31➕HAYWARD, Laurence Norman appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-31➖HARRIS, Lucy resigneddirector
- 2001-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs LAURENCE HAYWARD (BORDEAUX) LIMITED
- 2001-06-18➕HARRIS, Lucy appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-18➕HARRIS, Lucy appointeddirector
- 2001-06-18➕HAYWARD, Laurence Norman appointeddirector
- 2001-06-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-06-18➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYWARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Alexander Hayward Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Austin James Hayward Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Laurence Norman Haywardceased 21/12/2016· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Windyhills
Kinloss
Forres
Moray
IV36 2UA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
HAYWARD, Austin James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-12-22
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HAYWARD, Austin James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAYWARD, Matthew Alexander→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRIS, Lucy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2002-10-31
HAYWARD, Laurence Norman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2016-12-21
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2001-06-18
HARRIS, Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2002-10-31
HAYWARD, Laurence Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2016-12-21
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2001-06-18
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-17