LANGLANDS & MCAINSH LIMITED

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SC083212 · ltd · incorporated 1983-05-20
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 42.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-09-23
    ➖
    JARDINE, Mary resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-09-23
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    JARDINE, Mary resigned
    director
  15. 2018-05-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2004-07-17
    ➖
    JARDINE, Kenneth Forrester resigned
    director
  19. 1991-01-06
    ➕
    JARDINE, Alan Norman appointed
    director
  20. 1983-12-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1983-12-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 1983-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As LANGLANDS & MCAINSH LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Norman Jardine
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1983-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219

Registered office

2 Tower Court, Ralston Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JARDINE, Alan Norman→
director · ~63y · appointed 1991-01-06
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Active
JARDINE, Mary→
secretary · resigned 2018-09-23
Resigned
JARDINE, Kenneth Forrester→
director · ~98y · resigned 2004-07-17
Resigned
JARDINE, Mary→
director · ~92y · resigned 2018-09-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property23/12/1983—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Letter of offset1 property23/12/1983—
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Recent filings (94 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-19