LAVSA LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC266764 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-210.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55300SIC 55300
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 21.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £210,317
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Net Worth
-£210k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-210.3k | £-207.9k |
| Current assets | £11.5k | £14.4k |
| Cash | £6.1k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £5.3k | £8.2k |
| Net assets | £-210.3k | £-207.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-04-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-07-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-06-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2007-06-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2007-04-21➖THOMSON, Louise resigneddirector
- 2004-08-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-06-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs LAVSA LTD
- 2004-04-21➕THOMSON, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-21➕THOMSON, James appointeddirector
- 2004-04-21➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-21➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-21➕THOMSON, Louise appointeddirector
- 2004-04-21➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-04-21➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Thomson Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAMLEE TRADING LIMITED→ SC878167 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KILTED CHEF LTD→ SC259797 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| KOBANI CHICKEN AND DONNER KEBAB LTD→ SC755577 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| LAO YOU JI LTD→ SC877444 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEEANNE STEWART LTD→ SC858298 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEITH PORTFOLIO LIMITED→ SC370044 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| LESLIE CASTLE LTD→ SC584440 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| LEYS HOTEL LIMITED→ SC861461 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE CHELSEA HOLDINGS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC559996 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| LITTLE CLUNIE COTTAGE LTD→ SC739580 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| LITTLE HAKE HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ SC454399 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| LITTLE KITCHEN OUTSIDE CATERING LTD→ SC543654 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2004-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
4 Charlotte Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
THOMSON, James→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
THOMSON, Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2007-04-21
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/06/2007 | 05/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 20/06/2007 | 05/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 26/08/2004 | 05/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/06/2004 | 01/07/2015 |
Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-09