LEMACROWN LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
01462555 · ltd · incorporated 1979-11-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
21 live charges · 15 lenders · oldest 46.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 15 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
180 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (85 events)Click to expand
- 2023-08-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2023-08-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2023-05-23📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2023-05-16📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2022-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-01➕CAVE, David John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-30➖REASON, Mark Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-30➕GREEN, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➖HOLDING, Ann-Louise resigneddirector
- 2017-06-30➖PARKES, David Stanley resigneddirector
- 2017-06-30➕REASON, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2002-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2001-05-23➖BLACK, Terence Robert William resigneddirector
- 2001-05-23➕HOLDING, Ann-Louise appointeddirector
- 1999-02-26➕BLACK, Terence Robert William appointeddirector
- 1999-02-26➖CARROLL, Stuart Paul resigneddirector
- 1998-10-09➕PARKES, David Stanley appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-09➖LYNE, Sarah Jane resignedsecretary
- 1998-10-09➕CARROLL, Stuart Paul appointeddirector
- 1998-10-09➖DEIGMAN, Patrick resigneddirector
- 1998-10-09➕PARKES, David Stanley appointeddirector
- 1996-09-25➖FERGUSON, Iain Donald resignedsecretary
- 1996-09-25➕LYNE, Sarah Jane appointedsecretary
- 1996-09-25➖FERGUSON, Iain Donald resigneddirector
- 1995-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 1995-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1995-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 1995-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 1995-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 1995-02-28🔒Charge registered #21Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1994-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 1994-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 1994-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 1994-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 1994-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #14
Showing most recent 50 of 85 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med · 1 lowCompany dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-08-08
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Bae Systems Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bae Systems Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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LEMACROWN LIMITED
This company · 01462555
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bae Systems Properties Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Warwick House PO BOX 87
Farnborough Aerospace Centre
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 6YU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2021-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 17 resigned)
PARKES, David Stanley→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-10-09
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CAVE, David John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-10-01
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GREEN, David Alexander→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-06-30
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BLACKWELL, Anne Christine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-06-29
CHITTICK, Gavin William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-06-29 · resigned 1994-07-07
FERGUSON, Iain Donald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-07-07 · resigned 1996-09-25
LYNE, Sarah Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-09-25 · resigned 1998-10-09
ASPIN, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1994-06-30
BLACK, Terence Robert William→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-02-26 · resigned 2001-05-23
CARROLL, Stuart Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-10-09 · resigned 1999-02-26
CHITTICK, Gavin William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 1994-07-07
DEIGMAN, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1998-10-09
DEIGMAN, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1993-04-23
FERGUSON, Iain Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1996-09-25
HOLDING, Ann-Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2017-06-30
MOULD, Harold Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1993-03-31
PARKES, David Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-10-09 · resigned 2017-06-30
REASON, Mark Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2022-09-30
VAUGHAN, Patrick Lionel→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1992-11-30
WINSLOW, Timothy Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1994-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
21
Total charges
7
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:21 of 21 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of charge | 1 property | 28/02/1995 | 22/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of charge | 1 property | 13/04/1993 | 22/06/2002 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation | Deed | 1 property | 14/01/1993 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation | Debenture | 1 property | 18/09/1992 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation. | Deed of charge | 1 property | 19/07/1991 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor & Company of the Bank of Scotland | Leter of charge | 1 property | 25/06/1991 | 21/06/1995 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation | Deed of charge | 1 property | 28/09/1990 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation | Deed of charge | 1 property | 09/11/1989 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Bank Corporation | Deed of charge | 1 property | 12/05/1989 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel & Co. Hill Samuel & Co. Limited | Charge | 2 properties | 12/08/1988 | 21/06/1995 | |
| satisfied | Swiss Benti Corporation | Debenture | 1 property | 11/08/1988 | 09/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | The Warden and Fellows of Robinson College in the University of Cambridge. | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/05/1988 | 21/06/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lazard Brothers & Co. . Lazard Brothers & Co. Limited. | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/06/1987 | 11/10/1995 | |
| outstanding | Postipankk (U.K) . Postipankk (U.K) Limited. | Legal charge | 2 properties | 10/02/1986 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Govemor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 2 properties | 31/01/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/01/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Honry Ansbacher & Co . Honry Ansbacher & Co Limited. | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/12/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | Henry Ansbacher & Co Henry Ansbacher & Co Limited | Sub mortgage | 1 property | 29/07/1983 | 11/10/1995 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/05/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Didamia Didamia Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/08/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | Ganeheath Securities Ganeheath Securities Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/05/1980 | — |
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Recent filings (180 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-08-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-05-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12