LO-DOUGH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09223658 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-17
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
56 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-10-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-16➖CURLE, Tolla Joanne resigneddirector
- 2022-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-03➖CHARLES, Julia Ann resigneddirector
- 2018-10-03➕CURLE, Tolla Joanne appointeddirector
- 2015-11-02➕HENDERSON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-11-02➕CHARLES, Julia Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-08-13➕HOLDEN, Benjamin Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs LO-DOUGH LIMITED
- 2014-09-17➕WALES, Robert Matthew 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Invest Co 1 Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Invest Co 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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LO-DOUGH LIMITED
This company · 09223658
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Invest Co 1 Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
2nd Floor, Colmore Court
9 Colmore Row
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 2BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HENDERSON, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-11-02
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HOLDEN, Benjamin Peter→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-08-13
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WALES, Robert Matthew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-17
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CHARLES, Julia Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2018-10-03
CURLE, Tolla Joanne→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-03 · resigned 2022-12-16
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-11-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-31
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-10