LOCHABERNOMORE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC759773 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-22
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-02-08
    OGG, David James appointed
    director
  9. 2025-02-08
    JESSUP, Ian Alfred resigned
    director
  10. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOCHABERNOMORE LTD
  15. 2023-02-22
    JESSUP, Ian Alfred appointed
    director
  16. 2023-02-22
    📄
    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 David James Ogg
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Alfred Jessupceased 08/02/2025· 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
Incorporated2023-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

19 Corrie Road
Kinlochleven
PH50 4QJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OGG, David James
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-02-08
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Active
JESSUP, Ian Alfred
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-02-22 · resigned 2025-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-22