LOGWISE SCOTLAND LIMITED

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SC291850 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-194.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 46130SIC 46130
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £194,009

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£194k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£194k-£153k-£113k-£72k-£31k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-194.0k£-186.6k
Current assets£1.3k£9.4k
Net assets£-194.0k£-186.6k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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  2. 2025-07-08
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  3. 2025-02-07
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  4. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-12-20
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  6. 2023-03-10
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  7. 2022-10-31
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  8. 2022-10-31
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  9. 2021-12-22
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  10. 2021-01-19
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  11. 2019-09-02
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  12. 2018-10-29
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  13. 2017-12-07
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  14. 2016-11-04
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  15. 2015-10-29
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  16. 2005-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As LOGWISE SCOTLAND LIMITED
  17. 2005-10-18
    ➕
    FYFFE, Virginia Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-18
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    FYFFE, Richard Laurence Oliphant appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-18
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    FYFFE, Virginia Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-10-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  22. 2005-10-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-10-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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

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
Virginia Mary Fyffe
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard Laurence Oliphant Fyffe
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael Axis Business Centre
Thainstone Business Centre
Inverurie
AB51 5TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FYFFE, Virginia Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FYFFE, Richard Laurence Oliphant→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FYFFE, Virginia Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19