THE LIMEWORKS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12574825 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£49.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £49,872

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£50k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£53.0k
Current assets£1.02M
Net assets£49.9k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-06
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  2. 2024-11-26
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2023-08-31
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  5. 2023-08-31
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  6. 2023-06-29
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    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  7. 2023-05-02
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  8. 2023-05-02
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  9. 2023-05-02
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  10. 2023-05-02
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  11. 2023-03-06
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  12. 2023-03-06
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  13. 2023-01-31
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  14. 2022-05-05
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  15. 2022-05-04
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  16. 2022-05-03
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  17. 2022-04-28
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  18. 2020-07-01
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    address · AD01
  19. 2020-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As THE LIMEWORKS LTD
  21. 2020-04-28
    ➕
    KEMP, James Sutherland appointed
    director
  22. 2020-04-28
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    KEMP, Katherine Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
James Sutherland Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/03/2023
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Sutherland Kempceased 06/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Hetton Lime Works
Lowick
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 2UL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEMP, James Sutherland→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-04-28
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Active
KEMP, Katherine Elizabeth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-28
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-31
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-06