LAURDON LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO303501 · llp · incorporated 2011-08-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees—0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-12
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-08-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-02
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-03
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-08-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-05-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  22. 2016-09-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2016-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-08-22
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  25. 2015-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2011-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAURDON LLP
  27. 2011-08-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Gordon, Mr. appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2011-08-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Laura appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

14 Grampian Terrace
Torphins
Aberdeenshire
AB31 4JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Gordon, Mr.→
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2011-08-22
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Active
SMITH, Laura→
llp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2011-08-22
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-23