LOCHLYLE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC560853 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£415.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (65/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £415,416
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£415k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £421.0k | £391.4k |
| Current assets | £32.6k | £44.0k |
| Cash | £18.8k | £29.0k |
| Debtors | £13.7k | £15.1k |
| Net assets | £415.4k | £329.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-03-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-03-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs LOCHLYLE LIMITED
- 2017-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Beaton Marshall Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
2 Bishops Park
Thorntonhall
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
G74 5AF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-10