LANDCARE (SOLUTIONS) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08184185 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-17
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
    ➕
    LEWSLEY, John Charles appointed
    director
  9. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    TOWERS, Simon resigned
    director
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2012-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LANDCARE (SOLUTIONS) LTD
  20. 2012-08-17
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-17
    ➕
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Npl Energy Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Npl Energy Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LANDCARE (SOLUTIONS) LTD
This company · 08184185

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Npl Energy Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/03/2020
Mr Robert Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One
St. Peters Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LEWSLEY, John Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
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Active
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWERS, Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-08-17 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12