LARGESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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SC455506 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,228

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£4k-£3k-£1k£43£1kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-5.2k—
Current assets£1.4k—
Cash£1.4k—
Debtors£0—
Net assets£-5.2k—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-09
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2013-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As LARGESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  16. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    BOMS, Oruka appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Oruka Boms
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/10/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

9 Bradley Terrace
Aberdeen
AB24 2TA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOMS, Oruka→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-27