LIGHTS SCOTLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC454120 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-09

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

£-4.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Real estate agencies

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £4,466

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£4k

Current Assets

£212

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-07-31
Total assets	£-3.7k
Current assets	£212
Net assets	£-4.5k

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

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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 (20 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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accounts · AA01
2025-03-21
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accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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2023-02-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts · AA
2020-04-27
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accounts · AA
2019-08-28
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capital · SH01
2019-07-31
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA01
2018-10-19
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KOOPS, Theodora Teuntje Susanne appointed
director
2018-10-19
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officers · AP01
2018-04-06
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accounts · AA
2016-12-08
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accounts · AA
2016-01-12
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accounts · AA
2015-10-24
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annual-return · AR01
2013-09-25
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KOOPS, Henderijntje appointed
director
2013-07-09
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Company incorporated
As LIGHTS SCOTLAND LTD
2013-07-09
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HEIMAN, Osker appointed
director
2013-07-09
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HEIMAN, Osker resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Henderijntje Koops Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-07-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

Old Skye Bridge Service Station

Kyleakin

Isle Of Skye

IV41 8PQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KOOPS, Henderijntje→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-25

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Active

KOOPS, Theodora Teuntje Susanne→

director · ~31y · appointed 2018-10-19

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Active

HEIMAN, Osker→

director · ~49y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2013-07-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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accounts · AA01

2026-01-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-10