LIGNA ALBA CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
SC686135 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-01-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
    ➕
    BOYLE, Stephen Francis appointed
    director
  3. 2025-05-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-11-07
    ✏️
    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  8. 2022-11-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2022-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LIGNA ALBA CIC
  12. 2021-01-15
    ➕
    DUFFY, Gordon Ronald appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-15
    ➕
    MACPHAIL, Norman Cameron appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman Cameron Macphail
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
—25–50%25-50% voting15/01/2021
Mr Gordon Ronald Duffy
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting15/01/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

17a/2 West Crosscauseway
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH8 9JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOYLE, Stephen Francis→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-05-14
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Active
DUFFY, Gordon Ronald→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-01-15
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Active
MACPHAIL, Norman Cameron→
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-01-15
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-07
change-of-name-community-interest-company
change-of-name · CICCON
2022-11-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-15