LANGRIDGE ORGANIC PRODUCTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02826485 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-09-16➕LAKE, Gavin James appointeddirector
- 2009-01-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2003-04-14➕LAKE, Gavin James appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-14➖GOVIER, Margaret Ann resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-14➖GOVIER, Bernard John resigneddirector
- 1997-02-01➕PEARCE, Alex James appointeddirector
- 1993-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs LANGRIDGE ORGANIC PRODUCTS LIMITED
- 1993-06-11➕GOVIER, Margaret Ann appointedsecretary
- 1993-06-11➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-06-11➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-06-11➕GOVIER, Bernard John appointeddirector
- 1993-06-11➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-06-11➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alex James Pearce Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gavin James Lake Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390
Registered office
Unit 6,12,13,14 Felthambrook Industrial Estate
Felthambrook Way
Feltham
Middlesex
TW13 7DU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
LAKE, Gavin James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARCE, Alex James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1997-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOVIER, Margaret Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 2003-04-14
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1993-06-11
GOVIER, Bernard John→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 2003-04-14
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1993-06-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 09/01/2009 | 21/10/2021 |
Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-29