FLANSCOT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC437403 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-22
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.4y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,181
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.2k | £-8.2k |
| Current assets | £25.2k | £26.2k |
| Cash | £25.2k | £26.1k |
| Debtors | £22 | £27 |
| Net assets | £-9.2k | £-8.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: E Power Limited (04625938)
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-15➖MAES, Glenn resigneddirector
- 2021-05-06➖BONE, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2021-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22➖LENSSENS, Patrick Johan Monique resigneddirector
- 2015-10-20➕MAES, Glenn appointeddirector
- 2015-08-18➕BONE, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2012-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FLANSCOT LIMITED
- 2012-11-22➕LENSSENS, Guido Petrus Nathalie appointeddirector
- 2012-11-22➕LENSSENS, Patrick Johan Monique appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Lr4547 Comm V holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Lr4547 Comm V
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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FLANSCOT LIMITED
This company · SC437403
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lr4547 Comm V Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 10/03/2025 |
Mr Patrick Johan Lenssens Individual · Belgian · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Guido Petrus Lenssensceased 10/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Glenn Maesceased 22/06/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Hillview
High Street
Beauly
IV4 7BT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
LENSSENS, Guido Petrus Nathalie→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2012-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONE, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2015-08-18 · resigned 2021-05-06
LENSSENS, Patrick Johan Monique→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2015-12-22
MAES, Glenn→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2021-06-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | E Power (04625938) E Power Limited (04625938) | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/11/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-28