LONGLUNCH LIMITED

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SC281620 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-03-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 £3,339

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£668£1k£2k£3k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.9k£2.8k
Current assets£1.4k£1.4k
Net assets£3.3k£3.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-14
    SPILLER, Jacob Rufus resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-12-18
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  5. 2023-12-01
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  6. 2022-12-27
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  7. 2022-01-18
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  8. 2021-01-13
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  9. 2019-12-11
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  10. 2018-12-12
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  11. 2017-12-14
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  12. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-27
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2013-04-30
    COPELAND, Brian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-06
    NEELY, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-04-06
    COPELAND, Brian resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-06
    MASSEY, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2005-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As LONGLUNCH LIMITED
  22. 2005-03-15
    NEELY, Andrew Stewart appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-15
    COPELAND, Brian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-03-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-03-15
    COPELAND, Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-15
    MASSEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-15
    SPILLER, Jacob Rufus appointed
    director
  29. 2005-03-15
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-03-15
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-03-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-03-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stewart Neely
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

15 Braeside Avenue
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 3HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

NEELY, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2013-04-06
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Active
NEELY, Andrew Stewart
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-03-15
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Active
COPELAND, Brian
secretary · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2013-04-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
COPELAND, Brian
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2013-04-06
Resigned
MASSEY, Andrew
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2013-04-06
Resigned
SPILLER, Jacob Rufus
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2026-02-14
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11