LENGER SHELLFISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00552115 · ltd · incorporated 1955-07-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10390SIC 10390
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
139 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees6600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-12-04
    ➕
    KINT, Igor Andreas Therèse Emile appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-04
    ➕
    VAN DEN BERG, Erik Cornelius Antonius appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-04
    ➖
    LENGER, Simon resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-12-04
    ➖
    LENGER, Simon August resigned
    director
  11. 2025-12-04
    ➖
    LENGER, Simon resigned
    director
  12. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-03-30
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Colin John appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-30
    ➖
    DE WILDE, Nico resigned
    director
  24. 2020-03-30
    ➕
    LENGER, Simon August appointed
    director
  25. 2020-03-30
    ➖
    SNELL, David resigned
    director
  26. 2020-01-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2020-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2005-09-15
    ➖
    PARSONS, Rory resigned
    director
  29. 2000-05-26
    ➕
    LENGER, Simon appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-05-26
    ➖
    PARSONS, Margaret Jean resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-05-26
    ➕
    DE WILDE, Nico appointed
    director
  32. 2000-05-26
    ➕
    LENGER, Simon appointed
    director
  33. 1997-12-24
    ➕
    SNELL, David appointed
    director
  34. 1996-01-29
    ➕
    PARSONS, Margaret Jean appointed
    secretary
  35. 1996-01-29
    ➖
    PARSONS, Sandra Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  36. 1995-07-16
    ➖
    PARSONS, Rory resigned
    secretary
  37. 1995-07-16
    ➕
    PARSONS, Sandra Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  38. 1995-07-16
    ➖
    PARSONS, Gary resigned
    director
  39. 1955-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LENGER SHELLFISH LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LENGER, Simon resigned 2025-12-04; LENGER, Simon August resigned 2025-12-04; LENGER, Simon resigned 2025-12-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Lenger
Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1955-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

Ashburnham Works
Derwydd Road
Burry Port
Carmarthenshire
SA16 0ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

KINT, Igor Andreas Therèse Emile→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Colin John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEN BERG, Erik Cornelius Antonius→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LENGER, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
PARSONS, Margaret Jean→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-29 · resigned 2000-05-26
Resigned
PARSONS, Rory→
secretary · resigned 1995-07-16
Resigned
PARSONS, Sandra Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-16 · resigned 1996-01-29
Resigned
DE WILDE, Nico→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2020-03-30
Resigned
LENGER, Simon August→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
LENGER, Simon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned
PARSONS, Gary→
director · ~76y · resigned 1995-07-16
Resigned
PARSONS, Rory→
director · ~74y · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned
SNELL, David→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-12-24 · resigned 2020-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29