LAGAN ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI609222 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-27

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2024-10-21
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2023-12-12
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2023-06-12
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2022-04-07
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2021-06-23
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2020-06-29
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2019-06-19
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2018-06-13
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accounts · AA
2018-03-07
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officers · AP03
2018-03-07
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officers · TM02
2018-03-02
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AGNEW, Dermott appointed
secretary
2018-03-02
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GILMORE, Jennifer Louise resigned
secretary
2017-09-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-07-14
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accounts · AA
2016-06-30
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accounts · AA
2015-09-29
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2013-04-01
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GILMORE, Jennifer Louise appointed
secretary
2013-04-01
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DONNELLY, James resigned
director
2012-09-01
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LAGAN, Kevin Anthony appointed
director
2011-09-27
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Company incorporated
As LAGAN ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
2011-09-27
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DONNELLY, James appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LAGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mr Kevin Anthony Lagan Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1982 · age 44	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/09/2017

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

Incorporated2011-09-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Rosemount House

21-23 Sydenham Road

Belfast

BT3 9HA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AGNEW, Dermott→

secretary · appointed 2018-03-02

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Active

LAGAN, Kevin Anthony→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-09-01

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Active

GILMORE, Jennifer Louise→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2018-03-02

Resigned

DONNELLY, James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2013-04-01

Resigned

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