AN LIGHTSIDE HOLDINGS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14477208 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.1y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
19 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,000
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £10.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-16➖HEBDON, David James resigneddirector
- 2023-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: John Andrew Milton Nicholls as Security Trustee
- 2023-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-11-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AN LIGHTSIDE HOLDINGS LTD
- 2022-11-10➕NICHOLLS, John Andrew Milton appointeddirector
- 2022-11-10➕WALTON, Mark James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-10➕HEBDON, David James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Group structure
John Nicholls Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
John Nicholls Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AN LIGHTSIDE HOLDINGS LTD
This company · 14477208
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Nicholls Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest | 16/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David James Hebdonceased 16/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Andrew Milton Nichollsceased 16/06/2023· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated2022-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Somerville Court
Adderbury
Banbury
OX17 3SN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
NICHOLLS, John Andrew Milton→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALTON, Mark James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEBDON, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2023-06-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | John Andrew Milton Nicholls as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/06/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-16