LFI CREATIVE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC259505 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£661
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £661

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£751
Net Worth
£661
↑ 205% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£13.8k£4.0k
Current assets£48.4k£57.6k
Cash£751—
Debtors£47.7k£57.6k
Net assets£661£217

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-10-31
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-24
    ➕
    CAIRNEY, Joanne appointed
    director
  15. 2019-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As LFI CREATIVE LTD
  19. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    CAIRNEY, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    CAIRNEY, Richard Henry Davidson appointed
    director
  21. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-11-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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 signal

Multiple 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Cairney
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2022
Mr Richard Henry Davidson Cairney
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

1st Floor, 5 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road
Arnhall Business Park
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CAIRNEY, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-19
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Active
CAIRNEY, Joanne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-06-24
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Active
CAIRNEY, Richard Henry Davidson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-11-19
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2003-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28