LMC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC418891 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-07

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£9.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,081

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,888 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↓ 45% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£10.4k	£18.2k
Current assets	£4.4k	£8.1k
Net assets	£9.1k	£17.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-12-27
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2024-12-22
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2024-03-30
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2022-12-30
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2021-12-30
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2021-03-31
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2019-12-12
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2019-01-25
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2017-12-22
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2017-01-10
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accounts · AA
2016-08-15
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officers · AP03
2016-08-14
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officers · TM02
2016-07-31
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PRICE, Gareth John appointed
secretary
2016-07-31
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LIU, Shujing resigned
secretary
2015-12-23
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2015-01-12
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2012-03-07
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Company incorporated
As LMC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LTD
2012-03-07
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BROWETT, Jonathan appointed
director
2012-03-07
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PRICE, Gareth John appointed
director
2012-03-07
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LIU, Shujing appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gareth John Price Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/07/2016

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

Incorporated2012-03-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Geanlea

Blairadam Drive

Kelty

Fife

KY4 0JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PRICE, Gareth John→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-31

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Active

BROWETT, Jonathan→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-07

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Active

PRICE, Gareth John→

director · ~49y · appointed 2012-03-07

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Active

LIU, Shujing→

secretary · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

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