EASYSPEED CONSOLIDATED LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09287485 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-30
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
53 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-22
    ➕
    LYLE, Joshua James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-22
    ➕
    LYLE, Samuel Joseph appointed
    director
  11. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-09-13
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    LYLE, Jake Archibald appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-13
    ➖
    LYLE, Ian Abram resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As EASYSPEED CONSOLIDATED LIMITED
  24. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    LYLE, Gavin, Sir appointed
    director
  25. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    LYLE, Ian Abram appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LYLE, Joshua James (same surname) appointed 2022-02-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jake Archibald Lyle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Sir Gavin Lyleceased 06/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

18-20 Penton Street
London
N1 9PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LYLE, Gavin, Sir→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-10-30
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Active
LYLE, Jake Archibald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-13
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Active
LYLE, Joshua James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-22
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Active
LYLE, Samuel Joseph→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYLE, Ian Abram→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2016-09-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23