18 LORD STREET WEST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-15.8k | £-14.0k |
| Current assets | £123 | £218 |
| Net assets | £-15.8k | £-14.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 LORD STREET WEST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2009-03-26➕HARRISON, Phyllis Anne Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-26➕GARDHOUSE, Elizabeth Angela appointeddirector
- 2009-03-26➕HARRISON, Phyllis Anne Catherine appointeddirector
- 2009-03-26➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2009-03-26➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
6 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Keogh Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2023 |
Mr Nigel Harris Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2023 |
Mrs Caroline Rosemary Elton Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2023 |
Mrs Heather Lilian Magnay Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2023 |
Mrs Phyllis Anne Catherine Harrison Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Angela Gardhouse Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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