LIGHTSOURCE VIKING LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14894259 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  2. 2025-09-20
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT1
  3. 2025-09-20
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE1
  4. 2025-08-08
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  5. 2025-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-03
    DESOUZA, Alexandra Sian resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-03
    FRICOT, Olivier Jean Yves resigned
    director
  10. 2025-06-02
    O'BRIEN, Matthew Oliver appointed
    director
  11. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-11-18
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  13. 2024-11-18
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  14. 2024-11-18
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  15. 2024-11-04
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  16. 2023-06-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2023-05-25
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    Company incorporated
    As LIGHTSOURCE VIKING LIMITED
  18. 2023-05-25
    LOVE, Craig John appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-25
    DESOUZA, Alexandra Sian appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-25
    FRICOT, Olivier Jean Yves appointed
    director
  21. 2023-05-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DESOUZA, Alexandra Sian resigned 2025-06-03; FRICOT, Olivier Jean Yves resigned 2025-06-03

Group structure

Lightsource Holdings 3 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lightsource Holdings 3 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LIGHTSOURCE VIKING LIMITED
This company · 14894259

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lightsource Holdings 3 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

7th Floor, 33 Holborn
London
EC1N 2HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LOVE, Craig John
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
O'BRIEN, Matthew Oliver
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
DESOUZA, Alexandra Sian
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-05-25 · resigned 2025-06-03
Resigned
FRICOT, Olivier Jean Yves
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-25 · resigned 2025-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT1
2025-09-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE1
2025-09-20
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-02