LAMMER ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC473736 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-28
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 closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 69 → 78
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Opportunity score: 69 → 78
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-70.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23700
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 71129Other engineering activities
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 73). 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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £70,940

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£71k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£71k-£13k£45k£103k£161k£219kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-5.2k£-32.0k
Current assets£213.9k£219.4k
Debtors—£7.0k
Net assets£-70.9k£-61.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-12
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-30
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    ELLIOTT, Thomas Young resigned
    director
  15. 2017-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-30
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    MILLER, Joshua David resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-22
    ➖
    ROSS, Steven David resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-07
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    ROSS, Steven David appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAMMER ENGINEERING LTD
  21. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    MILLER, Joseph David appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Thomas Young appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-28
    ➕
    MILLER, Joshua David 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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 12 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 Joseph David Miller
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23700 — SIC 23700

Registered office

Steading Cottage Newlands Farm
Gifford
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MILLER, Joseph David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Thomas Young→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MILLER, Joshua David→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2016-05-30
Resigned
ROSS, Steven David→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-10-07 · resigned 2016-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28