LANDEK LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.98M | £1.65M |
| Current assets | £45.8k | £79.9k |
| Cash | £6.7k | £41.0k |
| Debtors | £39.1k | £38.8k |
| Net assets | £2.19M | £1.61M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-18➕FARRELL, Jennifer Barbara appointeddirector
- 2015-07-03➖LACIOK, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-03➖LACIOK, Robert resigneddirector
- 2012-03-07➖LACIOK, Robert Raymond resigneddirector
- 1996-12-18➕LACIOK, Richard Gavin appointeddirector
- 1968-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs LANDEK LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Gavin Laciok Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Laciokceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/02/2025 | — |