LOMOND HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC330623 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,383,167
Net assets shrinking
Down £79 YoY
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£260k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.38M | £1.38M |
| Current assets | £260.3k | £177.7k |
| Cash | £165.3k | £102.7k |
| Debtors | £95.0k | £75.0k |
| Net assets | £1.38M | £1.38M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-07-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2018-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-03-25➕MCGRILLIS, Amanda Sandra appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-25➕EASTON, Ross Alexander appointeddirector
- 2008-03-25➕MCGRILLIS, Amanda Sandra appointeddirector
- 2008-03-25➖BKF SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-25➖BKF INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs LOMOND HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2007-09-07➕BKF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-09-07➕BKF INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amanda Sandra Mcgrillis Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/05/2022 |
Mr Ross Alexander Easton Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/05/2022 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
15 Merchiston Industrial Estate
Bankside
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK2 7PD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MCGRILLIS, Amanda Sandra→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EASTON, Ross Alexander→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-03-25
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MCGRILLIS, Amanda Sandra→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BKF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2008-03-25
BKF INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-09-07 · resigned 2008-03-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 21/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/04/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13