LAGAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LTD

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NI630163 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 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.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-02-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  6. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2021-04-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-04-01
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    AGNEW, Dermott appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-04-01
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    HARROWER-STEELE, Jill resigned
    secretary
  15. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Danske Bank)
  18. 2019-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-01
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    RAMSEY, David appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-01
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    FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-03-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Dankse Bank)
  25. 2018-03-02
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    FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2018-03-02
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    LAGAN, Kevin Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2017-04-01
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    HARROWER-STEELE, Jill appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As LAGAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LTD
  29. 2015-03-23
    ➕
    LOUGHLIN, Sean James appointed
    director
  30. 2015-03-23
    ➕
    LAGAN, Kevin Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Lagan Operations & Maintenance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lagan Operations & Maintenance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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LAGAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LTD
This company · NI630163

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
Lagan Operations & Maintenance Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-23
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Rosemount House
Sydenham Road
Belfast
BT3 9HA
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

AGNEW, Dermott→
secretary · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
LOUGHLIN, Sean James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-23
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Active
RAMSEY, David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-01
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Active
HARROWER-STEELE, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-02 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
LAGAN, Kevin Anthony→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-23 · resigned 2018-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
A registered charge—01/02/2023—
outstanding
Northern Bank (Trading as Danske Bank)
Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Danske Bank)
A registered charge—12/12/2019—
outstanding
Northern Bank (Trading as Dankse Bank)
Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Dankse Bank)
A registered charge2 properties29/03/2018—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-04-21