LOCKINGTON EYE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC641230 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-10-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-21➕LOCKINGTON, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs LOCKINGTON EYE LIMITED
- 2019-09-11➕LOCKINGTON, Ellen appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-11➕LOCKINGTON, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-09-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOCKINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ellen Lockington Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/09/2019 |
Mr David Alan Lockington Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
C/O Srg Llp, 4th Floor, Turnberry House
175 West George Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 2LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LOCKINGTON, David Alan→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOCKINGTON, Ellen→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-22