LION YARD LIMITED

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FC041861 · oversea-company · incorporated 2024-07-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-16
    IQ EQ SECRETARIES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2024-10-16
    O'MARA, Lesley Chantal Eleanor appointed
    director
  3. 2024-10-16
    O'MARA, Michael Phillip appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-16
    ANSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  5. 2024-10-16
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    appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
    annual-return · OS-PAR
  6. 2024-10-16
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    appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
    annual-return · OS-PAR
  7. 2024-10-16
    📄
    register-overseas-company
    incorporation · OSIN01
  8. 2024-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LION YARD LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2024-07-12
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC

Registered office

PO BOX 336 Fourth Floor
Plaza House
Admiral Park
St Peter Port
GY1 3UQ
Guernsey

Filing status

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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

IQ EQ SECRETARIES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-16
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Active
O'MARA, Lesley Chantal Eleanor
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-10-16
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Active
O'MARA, Michael Phillip
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-10-16
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Active
ANSON LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2024-10-16
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
annual-return · OS-PAR
2024-10-16
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
annual-return · OS-PAR
2024-10-16
register-overseas-company
incorporation · OSIN01
2024-10-16