PRO LAWN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC226952 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-14
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
£20.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,342
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,219 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£85k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£43k£64k£85k£107kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.6k£40.1k
Current assets£85.1k£106.6k
Net assets£20.3k£22.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    MAITLAND, Susan resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    MAITLAND, Susan resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-05
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    MAITLAND, Susan appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-04-24
    ➖
    LEITCH, Kerri resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-04-24
    ➕
    MAITLAND, Susan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-04-24
    ➖
    LEITCH, Kerri resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-08-16
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    LEITCH, Kerri appointed
    director
  23. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-12-13
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    PARKER, William Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2010-02-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2010-01-11
    ➖
    HOWIE, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-01-11
    ➕
    LEITCH, Kerri appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As PRO LAWN LIMITED
  29. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    HOWIE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  30. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    HOWIE, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    PARKER, William Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Howie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares14/01/2017

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Glenburn Road
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

HOWIE, Kenneth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWIE, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2010-01-11
Resigned
LEITCH, Kerri→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-11 · resigned 2020-04-24
Resigned
MAITLAND, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
LEITCH, Kerri→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-08-16 · resigned 2020-04-24
Resigned
MAITLAND, Susan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-01-05 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
PARKER, William Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2014-12-13
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property09/02/2010—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26