GUARDSWELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC276655 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£1.54M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Event catering activities

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,544,985

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.5m

Current Assets

£422k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30
Total assets	£1.54M
Current assets	£421.7k
Net assets	£1.54M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2024-08-28
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accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-14
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accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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address · AD01
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-08-30
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2020-08-14
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2019-08-30
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accounts · AA
2018-08-28
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accounts · AA
2017-12-07
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2016-04-22
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LAMOTTE, Fiona appointed
director
2016-04-22
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LAMOTTE, Kirstin Lorne appointed
director
2016-04-20
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LAMOTTE, Anna appointed
director
2007-09-21
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LAMOTTE, Fiona appointed
secretary
2007-09-21
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-08-08
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LAMOTTE, Richard Lewis appointed
director
2006-08-08
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EDWARDS, Theresa Ann resigned
director
2006-01-17
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LAMOTTE, Richard Lewis resigned
secretary
2006-01-17
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THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-30
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Company incorporated
As GUARDSWELL LIMITED
2004-11-30
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LAMOTTE, Richard Lewis appointed
secretary
2004-11-30
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-30
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-30
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EDWARDS, Theresa Ann appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Anna Louise Lamotte Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/10/2024

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Richard Lewis Lamotteceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mrs Fiona Lamotteceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Miss Anna Louise Lamotteceased 30/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Miss Kirstin Lorne Lamotteceased 30/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2004-11-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Guardswell Farm Kinnaird

Inchture

Perth

PH14 9QZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30