LANGFIELDS (WARRINGTON) LTD

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01838068 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-03

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 41.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 41.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2026-04-01
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2026-04-01
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other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-01
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other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-12
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officers · TM01
2026-03-11
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MCGARRITY, Garrett Francis resigned
director
2026-01-31
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officers · CH01
2025-07-24
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-19
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-12-28
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accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-28
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other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-28
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-12-30
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-12-30
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-12-30
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other · AGREEMENT2
2023-01-19
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accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-01-09
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-01-09
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other · AGREEMENT2
2021-12-07
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MACGREGOR, Iain Ross appointed
director
2021-12-07
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MATHESON, Andrew Campbell appointed
director
2021-12-07
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YATES, Neil Barry appointed
director
2021-12-07
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BOOTH, Barbara Rosemary resigned
director
2021-12-07
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MCGARRITY, Garrett Francis appointed
director
2021-12-07
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2021-12-07
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Charge satisfied #7
2009-04-08
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Charge satisfied #8
2009-04-02
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Charge satisfied #6
2009-04-02
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Charge satisfied #5
2009-04-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2009-04-02
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-04-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-04-01
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BOOTH, Ryan Eric appointed
director
2009-04-01
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BOOTH, Barbara Rosemary appointed
director
2006-10-02
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BESSANT, John Robert resigned
director
2004-04-19
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-04-19
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-09-17
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-09-25
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Alan Backhouse, Eric Booth and Legal and General Assurance Society Limitedas Trustees of the Wh Capper (UK) Limited Directors' Pension Scheme
1997-04-01
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GLENN, Robert John appointed
director
1997-04-01
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BACKHOUSE, Alan Matthew resigned
director
1997-04-01
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BESSANT, John Robert appointed
director
1997-02-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1990-11-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
1989-04-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland.
1984-11-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1984-08-03
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Company incorporated
As LANGFIELDS (WARRINGTON) LTD

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Langfields Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Langfields Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LANGFIELDS (WARRINGTON) LTD

This company · 01838068

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
Langfields Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/12/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Barbara Rosemary Boothceased 07/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Eric Boothceased 07/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1984-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Forward Works

Woolston

Warrington

WA1 4BA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29