LYNEDOCH BTL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC678118 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-20
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.7y
5/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC, Birmingham Midshires Division
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited Trading as Precise Mortgages
- 2022-08-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-04-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs LYNEDOCH BTL LTD
- 2020-10-20➕FERGUSSON, Ross John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross John Fergusson Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2020 |
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 →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
168 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
FERGUSSON, Ross John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC, Birmingham Midshires Division | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited Trading as Precise Mortgages | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/08/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16