LAA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC427444 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£360.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £360,762
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,976 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£361k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£177k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£78k£156k£234k£313k£391kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£360.8k£390.7k
Current assets£177.3k£205.0k
Cash£21.4k£31.3k
Debtors£155.9k£173.7k
Net assets£360.8k£390.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-07-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-14
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-08-15
    WYMET SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2012-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2012-07-02
    BEECH, John Stanley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Stanley Beech
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Louisa Beech
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Mccallum Associates Castleblair Works
Inglis Lane
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 9DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WYMET SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-15
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Active
BEECH, John Stanley
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-02
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06