L.S.C. FLEET MAINTENANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC751112 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-22
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£105.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 1.7y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £105,668

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
Net Worth
£106k
↑ 10566700% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↑ 2931% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kNov 2023Nov 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£494.5k£1
Current assets£122.1k£4.0k
Cash£48.9k
Debtors£73.2k
Net assets£105.7k£1

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-11-13
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-11-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  5. 2024-11-07
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  6. 2024-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-07-11
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2024-04-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2024-02-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As L.S.C. FLEET MAINTENANCE LTD
  13. 2022-11-22
    CORRIGAN, Leonard Stephen appointed
    director
  14. 2022-11-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Stephen Corrigan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2022

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

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · PA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
TRANSMISSION ENGINEERING LIMITED
SC296224 · est 2006
£958.4k
£766.7k£1.15M
420y8076y
INVERNESS TYRE SERVICES LTD.
SC212622 · est 2000
£44.1k25y8358y
ARGYLL COMMERCIALS LTD.
SC179530 · est 1997
50028y8270y
AUTOPOINT LARKHALL LIMITED
SC347311 · est 2008
40017y8259y
C.J.AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED
SC305402 · est 2006
1319y8276y
CANAL GARAGE LTD.
SC221681 · est 2001
£85.5k24y8280y
CHARING CROSS CARS LIMITED
SC213715 · est 2000
£124.8k25y8261y
CLYDE MOTOR ENGINEERS LTD.
SC294487 · est 2005
£707.3k20y8259y
COLLINS TYRE SERVICES LIMITED
SC149065 · est 1994
£162.0k32y8268y
FERGUS MONK LTD
SC317742 · est 2007
£263.9k19y8272y
GREENLAW GARAGE LIMITED
SC305865 · est 2006
£463.6k19y8284y
HAZELBANK MOTORS LIMITED
SC055569 · est 1974
£517.8k52y8258y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

10 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
Incorporated2022-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

2 Craigends Road
Houston
Johnstone
PA6 7BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CORRIGAN, Leonard Stephen
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property13/11/2024
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge07/11/2024
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-07-11
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-04-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-22