LOCOS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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SC392075 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 79110Travel agency activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,886
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,020 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 329% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£855£3k£7k£11k£15kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1.1k£12.2k
Current assets£1.9k£15.3k
Net assets£-4.9k£2.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-04-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2011-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LOCOS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  17. 2011-01-24
    ZHU, Jia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 15 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

54 Newton Crescent
Rosyth
Fife
KY11 2QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZHU, Jia
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-01-24
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01