LST MACHINING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC792282 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-27
    AHLQVIST, Jacob appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-27
    MCCURRY, Peter Thomas appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-27
    WESTERLING, Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2023-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LST MACHINING LTD
  11. 2023-12-13
    YEMM, Richard William appointed
    director
  12. 2023-12-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-26

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 3 Edgefield Road Industrial Estate
Edgefield Road
Loanhead
Midlothian
EH20 9TB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-26OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

AHLQVIST, Jacob
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-27
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Active
MCCURRY, Peter Thomas
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-27
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Active
WESTERLING, Charles
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-27
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Active
YEMM, Richard William
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-13
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-13