DENIS LAWSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC236830 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-17

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£379.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £379,001

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£379k

↑ 3.8% YoY

Current Assets

£247k

↑ 6.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£465.6k	£365.2k
Current assets	£246.6k	£232.0k
Net assets	£379.0k	£365.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-02
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LAWSON, Fiona resigned
director
2024-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-12-21
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LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs. resigned
director
2018-12-21
➖
LAWSON, Denis Grossart, Mr. resigned
director
2018-09-30
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LAWSON, Fiona appointed
director
2018-09-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-09-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-09-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-07-16
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2017-04-25
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LAWSON, Fiona appointed
secretary
2017-04-25
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LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs. resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
➕
LAWSON, David appointed
director
2005-06-22
➕
LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs. appointed
director
2002-09-17
🏢
Company incorporated
As DENIS LAWSON LIMITED
2002-09-17
➕
LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs. appointed
secretary
2002-09-17
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-09-17
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-09-17
➕
LAWSON, Denis Grossart, Mr. appointed
director
2002-09-17
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-09-17
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COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAWSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Lawson Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr. Denis Grossart Lawsonceased 05/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mrs. Carolyn Joan Lawsonceased 05/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2002-09-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

41 Bridgend

Duns

Berwickshire

TD11 3ES

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-18

Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

LAWSON, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAWSON, David→

director · ~53y · appointed 2014-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs.→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2017-04-25

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2002-09-17

Resigned

LAWSON, Carolyn Joan, Mrs.→

director · ~77y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2018-12-21

Resigned

LAWSON, Denis Grossart, Mr.→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2018-12-21

Resigned

LAWSON, Fiona→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-09-30 · resigned 2025-05-02

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2002-09-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-03-19