MOSS LANE MGMT LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £523 | £414 |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £36 | £36 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-14➖HARRISON, Derek Patrick resigneddirector
- 2018-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-01➕HARRISON, Derek Patrick appointeddirector
- 2017-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs MOSS LANE MGMT LTD
- 2017-02-24➕MCCANDLESS, Ross James appointeddirector
- 2017-02-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Mccandless Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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