LAURA'S TINY TREASURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC286285 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£189.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £189,304
Net assets shrinking
Down £150 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£189k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£132k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£38k£76k£114k£152k£189kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£189.3k£189.5k
Current assets£132.4k£132.5k
Cash—£35.3k
Debtors—£97.2k
Net assets£189.3k£189.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-02
    ➕
    LAWSON, Cecilia Anne appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-08-09
    ➖
    LAWSON, Iain Macdonald resigned
    director
  12. 2024-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-01-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-01-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2022-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-07-26
    ➖
    LAWSON, Laura resigned
    secretary
  25. 2018-04-18
    ➕
    ROSS, John appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAURA'S TINY TREASURES LIMITED
  27. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    LAWSON, Laura appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-06-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    LAWSON, Iain Macdonald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Celia Lawson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—50-75% shares09/08/2024
Mr John Ross
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Iain Macdonald Lawsonceased 09/08/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Iain Macdonald Lawsonceased 26/07/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

C/O C Allan & Son Accountancy Services Limited Studio 104, Embroidery Mill
Abbey Mill Business Centre
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAWSON, Cecilia Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-16 · resigned 2018-07-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-16 · resigned 2005-06-16
Resigned
LAWSON, Iain Macdonald→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-06-16 · resigned 2024-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30