LAING TRADITIONAL MASONRY NORTH LIMITED

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SC371637 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2017-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2017-11-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-02-02
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    LAING, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-02-02
    ➕
    LAING, Steven appointed
    director
  19. 2010-02-02
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-02-02
    ➖
    TRUESDALE, Christine resigned
    director
  21. 2010-02-02
    ➖
    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-02-02
    ➖
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2010-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAING TRADITIONAL MASONRY NORTH LIMITED
  24. 2010-01-22
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2010-01-22
    ➕
    TRUESDALE, Christine appointed
    director
  26. 2010-01-22
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2010-01-22
    ➕
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Laing Traditional Masonry Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Laing Traditional Masonry Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LAING TRADITIONAL MASONRY NORTH LIMITED
This company · SC371637

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
Laing Traditional Masonry Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

15d High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAING, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAING, Steven→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-22 · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned
TRUESDALE, Christine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-01-22 · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-01-22 · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-01-22 · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-27