LTM DECORATORS LIMITED

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SC708787 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-07
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£242
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 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
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
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £242

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£242
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£506£1k£2k£2k£3kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£242£242
Current assets£2.5k£2.5k
Net assets£242£242

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-11-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-11-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LTM DECORATORS LIMITED
  13. 2021-09-07
    MIRREN, Leonard Thomas appointed
    director
  14. 2021-09-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leonard Thomas Mirren
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/09/2021

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

17b King Street
Castle Douglas
DG7 1AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MIRREN, Leonard Thomas
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-09-07
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21