LB CIVILS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC385790 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-10➖RUSSELL, Christopher Mcelroy resigneddirector
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-13➖FORBES, William David resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-13➖FORBES, William David resigneddirector
- 2010-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs LB CIVILS LTD
- 2010-09-22➕MACCOLL, David appointeddirector
- 2010-09-22➕FORBES, William David appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-22➕FORBES, William David appointeddirector
- 2010-09-22➕RUSSELL, Christopher Mcelroy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Maccoll Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Russellceased 10/05/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · ML postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESMAHAGOW DEVELOPMENT TRUST→ SC364744 · est 2009 | — | — | £358.5k | — | 16y | 83 | 58y |
| D & G FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED→ SC225553 · est 2001 | — | — | £141.1k | — | 24y | 82 | 66y |
| GP SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC181457 · est 1997 | — | — | £2 | — | 28y | 82 | 83y |
| W & J BARR & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC013396 · est 1924 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | 82 | 65y |
| ADAM'S COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC346177 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | 81 | 63y |
| EDINBURGH BUILDING SAFETY ORGANISATION LIMITED→ SC037905 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | 81 | 64y |
| ROTABROACH DIRECT LTD→ SC375155 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 16y | 81 | 58y |
| THINK SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC312320 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 300 | 19y | 81 | 59y |
| THREESTANES LIMITED→ SC370737 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 16y | 81 | 64y |
| UTHEO LIMITED→ SC145454 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | 81 | 84y |
| WELLCROFT LIMITED→ SC161235 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 0 | 30y | 81 | 63y |
| AC&H 181 LIMITED→ SC258643 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 80 | 68y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Low
Boreland
Lesmahagow
Lanarkshire
ML11 9PY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MACCOLL, David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, William David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2011-10-13
FORBES, William David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2011-10-13
RUSSELL, Christopher Mcelroy→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2022-05-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-01