THE LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06579705 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-04-29
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-22
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  3. 2024-11-22
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  4. 2024-11-19
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-18
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  6. 2024-11-18
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-11-03
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    DAVIES, Llewellyn Keith appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-03
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    BROWN, Alastair John resigned
    director
  9. 2024-09-11
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  10. 2024-09-11
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  11. 2024-08-07
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  12. 2023-05-19
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  13. 2022-11-28
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  14. 2022-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-11-14
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    BROWN, Alastair John appointed
    director
  16. 2022-11-14
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    MOSLEY, Robert John resigned
    director
  17. 2022-07-01
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  18. 2021-07-15
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  19. 2020-11-04
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  20. 2020-11-04
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  21. 2020-11-04
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  22. 2020-11-04
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  23. 2020-10-26
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    KIVELL, David Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2020-10-26
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    MOSLEY, Robert John appointed
    director
  25. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-10-28
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    BRERETON, John Hopley resigned
    director
  27. 2018-10-28
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    KIVELL, David Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2016-11-06
    ➕
    BRERETON, John Hopley appointed
    director
  29. 2016-11-06
    ➖
    CORDINGLEY, Rodney Lawrence resigned
    director
  30. 2014-11-09
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    ADDISON, Robert Iveson resigned
    director
  31. 2014-11-09
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    CORDINGLEY, Rodney Lawrence appointed
    director
  32. 2013-07-04
    ➕
    ADDISON, Robert Iveson appointed
    director
  33. 2013-07-04
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Colin Gwyn resigned
    director
  34. 2010-11-28
    ➖
    SNEDDON, Alastair William resigned
    director
  35. 2010-11-28
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    WILLIAMS, Colin Gwyn appointed
    director
  36. 2008-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As THE LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
  37. 2008-04-29
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    DODDS, Christopher William appointed
    secretary
  38. 2008-04-29
    ➕
    DODDS, Christopher William appointed
    director
  39. 2008-04-29
    ➕
    SNEDDON, Alastair William appointed
    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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Llewellyn Keith Davies
Individual · Welsh · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/11/2024
Mr Christopher William Dodds
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alastair John Brownceased 03/11/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Robert John Mosleyceased 14/11/2022· significant influence
  • Mr David Charles Kivellceased 26/10/2020· significant influence
  • Mr John Hopley Breretonceased 28/10/2018· significant influence
  • Mr John Hopley Breretonceased 06/11/2016· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher William Doddsceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Cobblethwaite
Wreay
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA4 0RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DODDS, Christopher William→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Llewellyn Keith→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DODDS, Christopher William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDISON, Robert Iveson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-04 · resigned 2014-11-09
Resigned
BRERETON, John Hopley→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-06 · resigned 2018-10-28
Resigned
BROWN, Alastair John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-14 · resigned 2024-11-03
Resigned
CORDINGLEY, Rodney Lawrence→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-09 · resigned 2016-11-06
Resigned
KIVELL, David Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-28 · resigned 2020-10-26
Resigned
MOSLEY, Robert John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2022-11-14
Resigned
SNEDDON, Alastair William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-04-29 · resigned 2010-11-28
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Colin Gwyn→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-11-28 · resigned 2013-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-28