LS SALES (FARNAM) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06481925 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-23
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
52 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,667
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,308 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£12.7k£34.0k
Current assets£45.0k£65.0k
Net assets£12.7k£34.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-06
    ➖
    LA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2026-05-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-01
    ➕
    FERNANDES, Sandra Bernadette appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-03-04
    ➖
    ALKIN, Marvin Lewis resigned
    director
  11. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-01-08
    ➕
    ALKIN, Marvin Lewis appointed
    director
  17. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-03-12
    ➖
    MCFADDON, John Howard resigned
    director
  21. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    LA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-10-27
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Leslie appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LS SALES (FARNAM) LIMITED
  24. 2008-01-23
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2008-01-23
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2008-01-23
    ➕
    MCFADDON, John Howard appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-23
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2008-01-23
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Leslie Sutcliffe
Individual · American · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

7 Granard Business Centre Bunns Lane
Mill Hill
London
NW7 2DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FERNANDES, Sandra Bernadette→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTCLIFFE, Leslie→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2026-05-06
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2008-01-23
Resigned
ALKIN, Marvin Lewis→
director · ~86y · appointed 2019-01-08 · resigned 2023-03-04
Resigned
MCFADDON, John Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2014-03-12
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-23 · resigned 2008-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30