LA STUDIOS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC277600 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-20
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,861
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£-3.9k
Current assets£1
Cash£1
Net assets£-3.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-07-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-31
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, John appointed
    director
  16. 2017-07-31
    ➕
    MURRAY, James appointed
    director
  17. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    MURRAY, Lynne Campbell resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2007-03-28
    ➕
    MURRAY, James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-03-28
    ➖
    ALEXANDER, Allison Karen resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-28
    ➖
    ALEXANDER, Allison Karen resigned
    director
  24. 2004-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LA STUDIOS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  25. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Allison Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-12-20
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Allison Karen appointed
    director
  29. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    MURRAY, Lynne Campbell 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Murray
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lynn Campbell Murrayceased 31/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2004-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
Glasgow
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-03OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MURRAY, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Allison Karen→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2007-03-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2004-12-20
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Allison Karen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2007-03-28
Resigned
MURRAY, Lynne Campbell→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12