LANDSEC 1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04222543 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
27 officers (4 active, 27 linked, 19 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-08
    MCCAVENY, Leigh appointed
    director
  9. 2022-09-08
    HEAFORD, David John resigned
    director
  10. 2022-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-15
    GILLARD, James Stephen resigned
    director
  12. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-30
    GILLARD, James Stephen appointed
    director
  14. 2021-06-30
    WOOD, Martin Reay, Mr. resigned
    director
  15. 2021-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-31
    FENN-SMITH, Kaela Deanne resigned
    director
  23. 2016-09-01
    ELLIOTT, Thomas Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-01
    FENN-SMITH, Kaela Deanne appointed
    director
  25. 2016-09-01
    HEAFORD, David John appointed
    director
  26. 2016-07-29
    GARDINER, Oliver Stuart resigned
    director
  27. 2015-03-24
    GARDINER, Oliver Stuart appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-24
    VENNER, Thomas William Johnstone resigned
    director
  29. 2014-02-01
    ELLIOTT, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  30. 2014-02-01
    O'SHEA, Colette resigned
    director
  31. 2014-02-01
    VENNER, Thomas William Johnstone appointed
    director
  32. 2013-04-30
    LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 2013-03-01
    LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2011-04-30
    LS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2011-04-30
    DUDGEON, Peter Maxwell resigned
    secretary
  36. 2009-05-12
    CARIAGA, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  37. 2009-05-12
    O'SHEA, Colette appointed
    director
  38. 2009-01-30
    CARIAGA, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  39. 2009-01-30
    MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine resigned
    director
  40. 2008-10-10
    MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine appointed
    director
  41. 2008-09-26
    LS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 2008-09-26
    DUDGEON, Peter Maxwell resigned
    director
  43. 2008-09-26
    MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine resigned
    director
  44. 2008-09-26
    WOOD, Martin Reay, Mr. appointed
    director
  45. 2008-09-26
    LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  46. 2008-09-26
    LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  47. 2008-06-26
    MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine appointed
    director
  48. 2007-03-02
    LINNELL, Richard Frank Hilary resigned
    director
  49. 2007-03-02
    LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  50. 2006-04-28
    SEDDON, Timothy Alex resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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

Group structure

Ls London Holdings Three Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ls London Holdings Three Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LANDSEC 1 LIMITED
This company · 04222543

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ls London Holdings Three Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

100 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 5JL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (4 active · 23 resigned)

LS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-30
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Active
MCCAVENY, Leigh
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-09-08
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Active
LAND SECURITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2013-03-01
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Active
LS DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-26
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Active
DUDGEON, Peter Maxwell
secretary · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2001-06-19
Resigned
CARIAGA, Emma Jane
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-01-30 · resigned 2009-05-12
Resigned
DUDGEON, Peter Maxwell
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2008-09-26
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Thomas Charles
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
FENN-SMITH, Kaela Deanne
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
GARDINER, Oliver Stuart
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2016-07-29
Resigned
GILLARD, James Stephen
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Michael Robert
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2002-07-08
Resigned
HEAFORD, David John
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2022-09-08
Resigned
LINNELL, Richard Frank Hilary
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
MCGUCKIN, Stephen Augustine
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2008-09-26
Resigned
O'SHEA, Colette
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
PYLE, Raymond Leonard Rice
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-06-19 · resigned 2003-08-20
Resigned
SALWAY, Francis William
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30