HEIMDALL LIGHTING TOWERS LTD

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SC486358 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10
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

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

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£61.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). 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 (82/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
42 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £61,918

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£62k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£61.9k£61.9k
Current assets£3.7k£3.7k
Net assets£61.9k£61.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-10
    ➖
    WORDSWORTH, Matthew Jason resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-15
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-20
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2023-11-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-12-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    MCBAIN ALLAN, Timothy Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-04-03
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    STANSFIELD, Graham Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2020-02-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2019-03-11
    ➖
    WORDSWORTH, Niall Duncan resigned
    director
  24. 2016-08-06
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    MCBAIN ALLAN, Timothy Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2016-08-06
    ➕
    STANSFIELD, Graham Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2014-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HEIMDALL LIGHTING TOWERS LTD
  27. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    WORDSWORTH, Harold Duncan appointed
    director
  28. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    WORDSWORTH, Matthew Jason appointed
    director
  29. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    WORDSWORTH, Niall Duncan 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 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Harold Duncan Wordsworth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1-4 Underwood Road
Longcroft
Falkirk
FK4 1ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WORDSWORTH, Harold Duncan→
director · ~86y · appointed 2014-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCBAIN ALLAN, Timothy Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-06 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
STANSFIELD, Graham Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-08-06 · resigned 2020-04-03
Resigned
WORDSWORTH, Matthew Jason→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned
WORDSWORTH, Niall Duncan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2019-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-11-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-20
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-05-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10