LB SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07400200 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
73 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
1 year 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 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Pentwin Group Limited
- 2024-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-05📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-08-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-17➕RICE, Sean Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-06-17➕WEBB, Ian Arthur appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28➖RAWSON, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2023-11-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Pentwin Group Limited
- 2023-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-08-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-08-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-08-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-08-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-22➖COOPER, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2016-11-01➕RICE, Sean Edward appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-01➕RAWSON, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2016-10-31➕MAKIN, Timothy Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs LB SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2010-10-07➕COOPER, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Pentwin Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pentwin Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LB SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · 07400200
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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Pentwin Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/06/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony James Rawsonceased 28/05/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Anthony James Rawsonceased 08/10/2019· significant influence
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3P ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 06074449 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ABBEY CEREALS LIMITED→ 07169066 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABBEY METAL RECYCLING LIMITED→ 07247228 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ABBOTT & COMPANY (WESSEX) LIMITED→ 00363475 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTELY PERSONAL LTD→ 15400846 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADM PALLETS LIMITED→ 04746010 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADSETT TRADING CO LTD→ 03188392 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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| AETEE LIMITED→ 04187564 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AFINITEK LIMITED→ 06954722 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AFROSCOOL LTD→ 16472379 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2010-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
1 Manor Park Business Centre
Mackenzie Way
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9TX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MAKIN, Timothy Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICE, Sean Edward→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2024-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEBB, Ian Arthur→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2024-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2017-03-22
RAWSON, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Pentwin Group Pentwin Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Pentwin Group Pentwin Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-05
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-08-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-10-28