LCC POWER LIMITED
📈Growthactive
NI608111 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-05
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
£166.23M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.5y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
51 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £10,071,190
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 21% YoY
Turnover YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £166.23M | £137.20M |
| Gross profit | £13.65M | £10.62M |
| Operating profit | £10.21M | £8.15M |
| Profit before tax | £10.07M | £7.90M |
| Average employees | 3200 | 3400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2025-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-08-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-20➕LOUGHRAN, Laura appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22➖LOUGHRAN, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2018-09-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Eirgrid P.L.C.
- 2016-11-30➖FORBES, Shauna resigneddirector
- 2013-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2011-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs LCC POWER LIMITED
- 2011-07-05➕LOUGHRAN, Michael Cornelius appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-05➕LOUGHRAN, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2011-07-05➕LOUGHRAN, Michael Cornelius appointeddirector
- 2011-07-05➕LOUGHRAN, Michael Oliver appointeddirector
- 2011-07-05➕FORBES, Shauna appointeddirector
- 2011-07-05➕LOUGHRAN, Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LOUGHRAN, Laura (same surname) appointed 2025-03-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Loughran Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2023 |
Mr Michael Oliver Loughran Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Lcc Trading Limitedceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Lcc Group Limitedceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. MET LIMITED→ NI036781 · est 1999 | £3.51M £2.53M–£4.49M | — | — | 104 | 26y | 85 | 67y |
| BELFAST GAS TRANSMISSION LIMITED→ NI026420 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | 83 | 77y |
| BROWNLOW HEAT TRANSFER LIMITED→ NI041271 · est 2001 | — | — | £940.0k | — | 24y | 83 | 66y |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ NI604204 · est 2010 | — | — | £164.0k | — | 15y | 83 | 61y |
| EVERGREEN NATURAL ENERGY LTD→ NI606676 · est 2011 | — | — | £3.05M | — | 15y | 83 | 60y |
| MOYLE INTERCONNECTOR (FINANCING) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY→ NI045625 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 58y |
| PREMIAIR REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED→ NI057476 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | 83 | 70y |
| THE REAL BATESY LIMITED→ NI626243 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| THOMPSON RENEWABLES (ENNISKILLEN) LTD→ NI640140 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| TYRECYCLE NI LIMITED→ NI710406 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ULTRA UTILITIES LTD.→ NI631296 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| UNION GREEN POWER LTD→ NI734343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2011-07-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140
Registered office
16 Churchtown Road
Cookstown
Tyrone
BT80 9XD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
LOUGHRAN, Michael Cornelius→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-07-05
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LOUGHRAN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-07-05
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LOUGHRAN, Laura→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-03-20
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LOUGHRAN, Michael Cornelius→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-05
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LOUGHRAN, Michael Oliver→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-05
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FORBES, Shauna→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-05 · resigned 2016-11-30
LOUGHRAN, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-07-05 · resigned 2021-09-22
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Eirgrid P.L.C. / Soni Eirgrid P.L.C. / Soni Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/12/2013 | 15/09/2025 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-27