LEWIS ENTERPRISES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC717292 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£177.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49410Freight transport by road
- 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
- 85510Sports and recreation education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.9y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £177,717
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£178k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £177.7k | £173.0k |
| Current assets | £3.1k | — |
| Net assets | £177.7k | £173.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2025-01-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lowry Capital Limited
- 2021-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs LEWIS ENTERPRISES LTD
- 2021-12-09➕LEWIS, James appointeddirector
- 2021-12-09➕LEWIS, Tracey appointeddirector
- 2021-12-09📄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 "LEWIS" — 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
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tracey Lewis Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/12/2021 |
Mr James Lewis Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
Auld Annick Lodge
Lochlibo Road
Irvine
KA11 2AY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEWIS, James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-09
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LEWIS, Tracey→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-12-09
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lowry Capital Lowry Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lowry Capital Lowry Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2022 | 05/02/2025 |
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-07