LOWRIE ROOFING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC502687 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
57 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees600900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-06
    ➖
    LOWRIE, Michelle resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-06
    ➖
    WALSH, Eileen resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2022-07-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2022-07-18
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  23. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    WALSH, Eileen appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Michelle appointed
    director
  26. 2015-04-21
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Gary appointed
    director
  27. 2015-04-21
    ➖
    LOWRIE, Gary resigned
    director
  28. 2015-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOWRIE ROOFING LIMITED
  29. 2015-04-07
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Gary 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOWRIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Gary Lowrie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Lowrie Property Group Ltdceased 06/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Michelle Lowrieceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Gary Lowrieceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

4 Towerknowe
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LOWRIE, Gary→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-04-21
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Active
LOWRIE, Gary→
director · ~27y · appointed 2015-04-07 · resigned 2015-04-21
Resigned
LOWRIE, Michelle→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2025-04-06
Resigned
WALSH, Eileen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2025-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-24