LISDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC236162 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 20.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,018,728
Net assets shrinking
Down £712 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£204k£408k£612k£816k£1.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.02M£1.02M
Current assets£137.3k£112.1k
Net assets£1.02M£1.02M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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  11. 2025-01-06
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  13. 2023-10-12
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  17. 2022-09-08
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  18. 2022-06-21
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  21. 2021-08-26
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    DAW, Malcolm resigned
    director
  22. 2015-05-06
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    DAW, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-06
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    DAW, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2006-03-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2002-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As LISDON LIMITED
  26. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    DAW, Susan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-08-30
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-08-30
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    DAW, Malcolm appointed
    director
  30. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    DAW, Susan appointed
    director
  31. 2002-08-30
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-08-30
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 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 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jamie Thomas Daw
Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2018
Susan Daw
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2018
Alistair Daw
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Susan Dawceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Jamie Thomas Dawceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Alistair Dawceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Malcolm Dawceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Rowan Avenue
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 4TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DAW, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAW, Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2002-08-30
Resigned
DAW, Malcolm→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2021-08-26
Resigned
DAW, Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2015-05-06
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2002-08-30
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
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property15/03/2006—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25