LINGUATEXT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC336144 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£71.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Translation and interpretation activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,327
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,485 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£71k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£45k£67k£89k£112kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£72.1k£100.1k
Current assets£74.6k£111.9k
Cash£43.9k£77.9k
Debtors£30.7k£34.0k
Net assets£71.3k£99.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-10
    ➖
    MCCREATH SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-05-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-26
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2018-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2018-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-02-01
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    ROBINSON, Derek resigned
    director
  17. 2018-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-09-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-08-25
    ➖
    BETTS, David Mckenzie resigned
    director
  20. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    VONTOBEL, Rahel appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    WOOD, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-16
    ➕
    BETTS, David Mckenzie appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LINGUATEXT LIMITED
  24. 2008-01-14
    ➕
    MCCREATH SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-01-14
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Linguatext Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Linguatext Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LINGUATEXT LIMITED
This company · SC336144

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Linguatext Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Robinsonceased 19/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2008-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74300 — Translation and interpretation activities

Registered office

3 Beaufort Road
Edinburgh
EH9 1AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

VONTOBEL, Rahel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Andrew James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCREATH SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2021-05-10
Resigned
BETTS, David Mckenzie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-08-16 · resigned 2017-08-25
Resigned
ROBINSON, Derek→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2018-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-02