LUCKY ORCHID FLOWERS U.K LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC384976 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£171.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £171,665
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£113k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£172k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £171.8k | £172.6k |
| Current assets | £127.4k | £120.4k |
| Cash | £113.4k | £96.9k |
| Debtors | £12.3k | £22.3k |
| Net assets | £171.7k | £164.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs LUCKY ORCHID FLOWERS U.K LIMITED
- 2010-09-07➕LAUGHRAN, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-07➕LAUGHRAN, Dermid Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dermid Ian Laughran Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Michelle Laughran Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760
Registered office
38 Calder Street
Whifflet
Coatbridge
North Lanarkshire
ML5 4EX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAUGHRAN, Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAUGHRAN, Dermid Ian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-13