24 L&A LTD

🌳Matureactive
09915340 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£313.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £313,069

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£313k
Current Assets
£353k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£385.6k
Current assets£353.1k
Net assets£313.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-12-01
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    SEXTON, Laura appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 L&A LTD
  20. 2015-12-14
    ➕
    BYE, Andrew Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Malcolm Bye
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Laura Sexton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2022

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
Incorporated2015-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

60,Wensleydale Road Wensleydale Road
Hampton
TW12 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BYE, Andrew Malcolm→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-12-14
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Active
SEXTON, Laura→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27