LOMOND BOOKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC317716 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees16001700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2025-04-16
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  3. 2024-05-14
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  4. 2024-02-01
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  5. 2023-05-04
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  6. 2022-07-28
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  7. 2022-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  8. 2022-03-09
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  9. 2022-03-09
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  10. 2022-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-05-13
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  13. 2019-05-30
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  14. 2018-04-11
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  15. 2017-06-29
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  16. 2017-03-20
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  17. 2017-03-10
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    BAXTER, Duncan resigned
    director
  18. 2011-12-08
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    MAHER, Trevor Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-22
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    GOODWIN, Crawford appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  21. 2009-07-01
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    BURKE, Michael Hugh resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  23. 2007-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As LOMOND BOOKS LIMITED
  24. 2007-03-05
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    BROWN, Jacqueline Gibson appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-05
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    BROWN, Jacqueline Gibson appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-03-05
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-03-05
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    BAXTER, Duncan appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    BURKE, Michael Hugh appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    MAHER, Trevor Alan appointed
    director
  31. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-03-05
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2007-03-05
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2007-03-05
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Crawford Goodwin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Jacqueline Gibson Brown
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

5 South Gyle Crescent Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 9EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BROWN, Jacqueline Gibson→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Jacqueline Gibson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-05
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Active
GOODWIN, Crawford→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2007-03-05
Resigned
BAXTER, Duncan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
BURKE, Michael Hugh→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
MAHER, Trevor Alan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2011-12-08
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2007-03-05
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2007-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property04/11/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property02/04/2007—
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Recent filings (73 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-09