LANDSPEED LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-01➕REDDICK, Edward Leonard appointeddirector
- 2013-11-08➖REDDICK, Edward Leonard resigneddirector
- 2012-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs LANDSPEED LIMITED
- 2012-02-15➕CRONK, Nicholas Stuart appointeddirector
- 2012-02-15➕REDDICK, Edward Leonard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Stuart Cronk Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2024 |
Mr Edward Leonard Reddick Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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