LOVE & HUMPHRIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC391678 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-17
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-136.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £136,416
Cash YoY
+149%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 149% YoY
Net Worth
-£136k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.2k | £53.5k |
| Current assets | £87.1k | £99.8k |
| Cash | £12.2k | £4.9k |
| Debtors | £66.4k | £86.4k |
| Net assets | £-136.4k | £-141.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-24➖GRAHAM, Alison Mary resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-24➖GRAHAM, Alison Mary resigneddirector
- 2013-08-12➕WILSON, Philip James Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs LOVE & HUMPHRIES LTD
- 2011-01-17➕GRAHAM, Alison Mary appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-17➕GRAHAM, Alison Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip James Alan Wilson Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| LMB ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC488813 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| LOGO PRINTED BLINDS LTD→ SC383555 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| MACKAY & INGLIS LIMITED→ SC060615 · est 1976 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 49y | — | — |
| MACNEIL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC111718 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
4/5 Turnberry House 175 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WILSON, Philip James Alan→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Alison Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2016-11-24
GRAHAM, Alison Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2016-10-24
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Recent filings (49 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01