LCE CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC598978 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-10
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officers · AP01
2021-11-10
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officers · TM01
2021-11-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
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ZUBERNIS, Dovydas appointed
director
2021-11-09
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ZUBERNIS, Romualdas resigned
director
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2020-08-20
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officers · CH01
2020-08-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-20
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accounts · AA
2019-11-17
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address · AD01
2019-03-25
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HURTA, Diana resigned
director
2019-03-25
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officers · TM01
2019-01-22
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HURTA, Diana appointed
director
2019-01-22
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officers · AP01
2018-06-04
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Company incorporated
As LCE CONSTRUCTION LTD
2018-06-04
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ZUBERNIS, Romualdas appointed
director
2018-06-04
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dovydas Zubernis Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 12/2001 · age 25	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/11/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Romualdas Zubernisceased 09/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2018-06-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

93 F Back Hilton Road

Aberdeen

AB25 3SX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ZUBERNIS, Dovydas→

director · ~25y · appointed 2021-11-09

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Active

HURTA, Diana→

director · ~45y · appointed 2019-01-22 · resigned 2019-03-25

Resigned

ZUBERNIS, Romualdas→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2021-11-09

Resigned

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