LAUREN FOWLER (LEGAL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC444246 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
~ YoY
Net Worth
Current Assets
£39k
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£13k-£334£13k£26k£39kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-26.4k
Current assets£38.8k
Cash£4.0k£4.0k
Debtors£34.8k
Net assets£-26.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-26
    FOWLER, Claire appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-26
    FOWLER, Lauren resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-05-26
    FOWLER, Lauren resigned
    director
  10. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-18
    FOWLER, Claire resigned
    secretary
  18. 2022-03-18
    FOWLER, Lauren appointed
    secretary
  19. 2022-03-18
    FOWLER, Claire resigned
    director
  20. 2022-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2022-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-03-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-03-05
    FOWLER, Claire appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAUREN FOWLER (LEGAL) LIMITED
  27. 2013-03-05
    FOWLER, Claire appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-03-05
    FOWLER, Lauren 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FOWLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FOWLER, Lauren resigned 2025-05-26; FOWLER, Lauren resigned 2025-05-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Claire Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 05/1997 · age 29
sig. influencesignificant influence26/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Lauren Fowlerceased 26/05/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

24 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FOWLER, Claire
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-05-26
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Active
FOWLER, Claire
secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2022-03-18
Resigned
FOWLER, Lauren
secretary · appointed 2022-03-18 · resigned 2025-05-26
Resigned
FOWLER, Claire
director · ~29y · appointed 2016-03-05 · resigned 2022-03-18
Resigned
FOWLER, Lauren
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2025-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31