SWITON & LAWSON LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC504811 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£536.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £536,008
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£536k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £536.0k | £509.0k |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £536.0k | £509.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-06-30➖LAWSON, Gordon James resigneddirector
- 2015-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs SWITON & LAWSON LTD
- 2015-05-01➕SWITON, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➕LAWSON, Gordon James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "SWITON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Robert Switon Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jolanta Anna Zwolinska-Switon Individual · Polish · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon James Lawsonceased 30/06/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Hanover Street
Hanover Street
Aberdeen
AB11 5GE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SWITON, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWSON, Gordon James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2017-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31