LNS HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC293966 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-01

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

33 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2017-03-14
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-03-14
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Company dissolved
2016-12-27
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-12-16
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dissolution · DS01
2016-03-24
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accounts · AA
2015-12-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-27
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accounts · AA
2014-12-04
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annual-return · AR01
2014-05-22
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accounts · AA
2014-04-01
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officers · TM01
2014-04-01
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officers · AP03
2014-04-01
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officers · AP01
2014-04-01
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officers · TM01
2014-04-01
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officers · TM02
2014-03-31
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WISHART, Alastair William Chisholm appointed
secretary
2014-03-31
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REID, Alasdair Richmond resigned
secretary
2014-03-31
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LITHGOW, John Alexander appointed
director
2014-03-31
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LITHGOW, John Alexander resigned
director
2014-03-31
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REID, Alasdair Richmond resigned
director
2014-01-21
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2013-06-20
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2013-01-15
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2012-08-09
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accounts · AA
2011-12-13
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2011-09-27
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accounts · AA
2011-06-22
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incorporation · MEM/ARTS
2011-06-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2010-12-21
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2010-12-20
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CURRIE, Hugh Mckechnie resigned
director
2010-12-14
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annual-return · AR01
2010-09-03
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2010-01-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2008-12-08
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HOGG, Frederick Graeme resigned
director
2008-12-08
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LANG OF MONKTON, Ian Bruce, The Rt Hon The Lord Lang Of Monkton resigned
director
2006-12-11
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RICKMAN, Stephen Lithgow appointed
director
2006-08-07
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LITHGOW, William James, Sir resigned
director
2006-05-08
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LITHGOW, John Alexander appointed
director
2006-05-08
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LITHGOW, Mary Claire, Lady resigned
director
2005-12-09
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LITHGOW, James Frank, Sir appointed
director
2005-12-09
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WISHART, Alastair William Chisholm appointed
director
2005-12-09
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REID, Alasdair Richmond appointed
secretary
2005-12-09
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-09
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CURRIE, Hugh Mckechnie appointed
director
2005-12-09
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HOGG, Frederick Graeme appointed
director
2005-12-09
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LANG OF MONKTON, Ian Bruce, The Rt Hon The Lord Lang Of Monkton appointed
director
2005-12-09
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LITHGOW, Mary Claire, Lady appointed
director
2005-12-09
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LITHGOW, William James, Sir appointed
director
2005-12-09
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REID, Alasdair Richmond appointed
director
2005-12-09
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VINDEX LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-09
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VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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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

-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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-03-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-12-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Netherton

Langbank

Renfrewshire

PA14 6YG

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2015-12-31

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