LIQUID MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04608043 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-01-26
    WHITTAKER, Mark John appointed
    director
  5. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-03
    LAMONT, David James resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-03-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2020-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-30
    TAYLOR, Kevin resigned
    director
  16. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2019-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-05-31
    WHITTAKER, Andrea Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2019-05-31
    LAMONT, David James appointed
    director
  24. 2016-12-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  25. 2016-12-06
    TILTMAN, John Stephen resigned
    secretary
  26. 2016-11-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2016-08-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 2015-12-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2011-07-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
  30. 2006-08-01
    SPENCER, Imogen Kay resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-08-01
    TILTMAN, John Stephen appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LIQUID MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  33. 2002-12-04
    SPENCER, Imogen Kay appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-12-04
    TAYLOR, Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

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.

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

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

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Triscan Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LIQUID MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 04608043

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
Triscan Systems Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Taylorceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated2002-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 4 Petre Court Clayton Business Park
Clayton Le Moors
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHITTAKER, Andrea Louise
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTAKER, Mark John
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Imogen Kay
secretary · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
TILTMAN, John Stephen
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2016-12-06
Resigned
LAMONT, David James
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2022-08-03
Resigned
TAYLOR, Kevin
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2020-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property13/12/201626/03/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/08/201630/11/2016
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited
Charge debenture1 property08/07/201101/12/2015

Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-26