LYNTURK ENGINEERING LIMITED

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SC489643 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-24
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

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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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-54.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £54,160
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
-£54k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£54k-£40k-£26k-£12k£2k£16kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-39.4k£-30.8k
Current assets£15.7k£12.8k
Cash£4.8k£4.0k
Debtors£10.9k£8.8k
Net assets£-54.2k£-48.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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  2. 2024-07-29
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  3. 2023-07-25
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  4. 2022-07-25
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  5. 2021-07-14
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  6. 2020-07-09
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  7. 2019-07-26
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  8. 2019-06-17
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  9. 2018-12-12
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-12-11
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    SHIREFFS, Danniele resigned
    director
  11. 2018-07-27
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  12. 2017-07-24
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  13. 2016-07-22
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  14. 2015-12-02
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  15. 2015-02-05
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  16. 2015-01-29
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    SHIREFFS, Danniele appointed
    director
  17. 2014-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LYNTURK ENGINEERING LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-24
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    SHIRREFFS, Simon David appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-24
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon David Shirreffs
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 6DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHIRREFFS, Simon David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-24
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Active
SHIREFFS, Danniele→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-29 · resigned 2018-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
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2025-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
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2024-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
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accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
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accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
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2021-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
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accounts · AA
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-06-17