LOCKHART JAMES LIMITED

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SC453682 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-02
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-23
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    WATSON, Gavin Kenneth resigned
    director
  15. 2015-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-07-23
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    WATSON, Gavin Kenneth appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-26
    ➕
    MENZIES, Hamish appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-26
    ➖
    FLINT, David resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As LOCKHART JAMES LIMITED
  21. 2013-07-02
    ➕
    FLINT, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

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 58. 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 13 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish Menzies
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC15120 — SIC 15120

Registered office

83 Cadzow Street
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
ML3 6DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MENZIES, Hamish→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLINT, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-02 · resigned 2013-07-26
Resigned
WATSON, Gavin Kenneth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-07-23 · resigned 2015-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03