R AND I LEADBETTER LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC539403 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-04
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,914
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
Net Worth
-£48k
Current Assets
£51k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-45.6k | — |
| Current assets | £51.0k | — |
| Cash | £16.7k | — |
| Debtors | £2.0k | — |
| Net assets | £-47.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-20➖LEADBETTER, Renton resigneddirector
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-18➕LEADBETTER, Renton appointeddirector
- 2017-03-02➖LEADBETTER, Renton resigneddirector
- 2016-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs R AND I LEADBETTER LTD
- 2016-07-04➕LEADBETTER, Ian appointeddirector
- 2016-07-04➕LEADBETTER, Renton 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 "LEADBETTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
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.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Leadbetter Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/01/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MORRIS & SON LIMITED→ SC013361 · est 1924 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 101y | — | — |
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| SS ARB TREE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC500256 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| STEADING GAME AND LAND MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC833802 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STEWART FARMS LIMITED→ SC068940 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| STEWARTS OF TAYSIDE LIMITED→ SC109136 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| STRATHBRAAN LIMITED→ SC440010 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| STRATHMORE POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC352060 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| STRONABA PRODUCE LTD→ SC699140 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| STRONE CROFT LTD→ SC608181 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SUNART SEA FARM LIMITED→ SC207184 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Mains Of Cow Gask
Trinity Gask
Auchterarder
Perthshire
PH3 1LL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
LEADBETTER, Ian→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-04
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LEADBETTER, Renton→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-18 · resigned 2021-05-20
LEADBETTER, Renton→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2017-03-02
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-29