LANARKSHIRE REPAIR & PAINT CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC686689 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-21

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

£26.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 1 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

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £26,332

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£26k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£63k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£27.0k	£28.1k
Current assets	£63.5k	£88.5k
Net assets	£26.3k	£26.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
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LIGHTBODY, Robert resigned
director
2026-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
➕
LIGHTBODY, Robert appointed
director
2025-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
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SANTINI, Antony David resigned
director
2021-08-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-01-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-21
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Company incorporated
As LANARKSHIRE REPAIR & PAINT CENTRE LTD
2021-01-21
➕
SANTINI, David Samuel appointed
director
2021-01-21
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SANTINI, Antony David appointed
director
2021-01-21
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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 David Samuel Santini Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/01/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Antony David Santiniceased 21/01/2021· 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

Incorporated2021-01-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

108a Park Street

Motherwell

ML1 1PF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SANTINI, David Samuel→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-01-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LIGHTBODY, Robert→

director · ~67y · appointed 2025-01-15 · resigned 2026-02-03

Resigned

SANTINI, Antony David→

director · ~36y · appointed 2021-01-21 · resigned 2022-03-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-08-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-03-30