LOOK OPTICIANS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC260505 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-09
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-14📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-14📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-22📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-01-22📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-01-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-01-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-01-05➕MCQUEEN, Philip David appointeddirector
- 2024-01-05➕MCQUEEN, Suzanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-01-05➕TAYLOR, Alex appointeddirector
- 2023-12-31➖MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-31➖MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant resigneddirector
- 2023-12-31➖MACARTHUR, Dolina Joan resigneddirector
- 2020-09-30➕HAKIM, Imran appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs LOOK OPTICIANS LIMITED
- 2003-12-09➕MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-09➕ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-09➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-09➕MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➕MACARTHUR, Dolina Joan appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➕ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-09➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️
Alex W Taylor Ltd
Corporate parent
🏛️
Mcqueen Optical Ltd
Corporate parent
🏛️majority
Ho2 Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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LOOK OPTICIANS LIMITED
This company · SC260505
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ho2 Management Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/09/2020 |
Alex W Taylor Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/01/2024 |
Mcqueen Optical Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/01/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Diarmid Alastair Grant Macarthurceased 31/12/2023· significant influence
- Dolina Joan Macarthurceased 31/12/2023· significant influence
- Mrs Dolina Joan Macrthurceased 30/09/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Diarmid Alastair Grant Macarthurceased 30/09/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HAKIM, Imran→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-30
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MCQUEEN, Philip David→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-05
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MCQUEEN, Suzanne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-05
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TAYLOR, Alex→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-01-05
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MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2023-12-31
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2003-12-09
MACARTHUR, Diarmid Alastair Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2023-12-31
MACARTHUR, Dolina Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2023-12-31
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2003-12-09
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-14
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-14
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-01-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-01-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-15