LMC ACCOUNTANTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC254611 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,635
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,543 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.0k | £46.5k |
| Current assets | £105.9k | £113.8k |
| Cash | £11.7k | £25.0k |
| Debtors | £67.5k | £62.9k |
| Net assets | £20.6k | £24.2k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-26➖PEARSTON, Ann resigneddirector
- 2022-01-26➖PEARSTON, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01➕CARSON, Linda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-21➖PEARSTON, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2003-08-26➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-26➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs LMC ACCOUNTANTS LTD
- 2003-08-21➕PEARSTON, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-21➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-08-21➕PEARSTON, Ann appointeddirector
- 2003-08-21➕PEARSTON, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2003-08-21➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Linda Margaret Carson Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Douglas Pearstonceased 26/01/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Ann Pearstonceased 26/01/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAPLE LEAF ARCHITECTURE LTD→ SC281819 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
73 Stirling Business Centre
Wellgreen Place
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
CARSON, Linda Margaret→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARSTON, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2013-08-21
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-26
PEARSTON, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2022-01-26
PEARSTON, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2022-01-26
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-21 · resigned 2003-08-26
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25