7LR LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14159621 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-08
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-136.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £136,844
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£53k
Net Worth
-£137k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Cash | £52.6k |
| Net assets | £-136.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: C. Hoare & Co.
- 2024-03-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 7LR LIMITED
- 2022-06-08➕EPHSON, Ludo Frederick appointeddirector
- 2022-06-08➕EPHSON, Patrick Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-06-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Eugenia Mary Ephson Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Rathplace Developments Limitedceased 29/04/2026· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
22 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EPHSON, Ludo Frederick→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EPHSON, Patrick Anthony→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | C. Hoare & Co. | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-08