LFF PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05275900 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-02
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.7 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 (82/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
74 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 Assets
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-12-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-20➕HASSELL, Barry John appointeddirector
- 2019-01-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-31➖CLAYTON, Nicholas David resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-10-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-09-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-09-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-11-09➕POULTEN, Stewart John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs LFF PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2004-11-02➕PRIOR, Mark Hector appointeddirector
- 2004-11-02➕CLAYTON, Nicholas David appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-02➕WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-02➖WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-02➕WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-11-02➖WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lff Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lff Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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LFF PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · 05275900
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 |
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Lff Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Lff Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Level 5a Maple House
149 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7NF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HASSELL, Barry John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POULTEN, Stewart John→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIOR, Mark Hector→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLAYTON, Nicholas David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2018-12-31
WARREN STREET REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2004-11-02
WARREN STREET NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2004-11-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/01/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2007 | 07/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/09/2005 | 04/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/09/2005 | 25/01/2016 |
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-02