THE LENDRICK TRUST
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £1.4k |
| Current assets | £3.1k | £1.0k |
| Cash | £2.1k | £257 |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £1.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-02➕BLAIR, Ellen appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➕BLAIR, Ellen appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26➖MULHEARN, Victoria Emma resigneddirector
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2002-09-11➖LOGAN, Agnes resigneddirector
- 2002-01-27➕MULHEARN, Stephen Gerard appointeddirector
- 2001-11-30➕MULHEARN, Victoria Emma appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-20➖FEARN, Dorothy Janice resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-20➖FEARN, Dorothy Janice resigneddirector
- 2001-11-14➖GODRIDGE, Carol Ann resigneddirector
- 2001-07-07➕MULHEARN, Victoria Emma appointeddirector
- 2001-07-07➖MULVANNY, Sarah Mcneil resigneddirector
- 1999-03-21➕GODRIDGE, Carol Ann appointeddirector
- 1999-03-21➕MULVANNY, Sarah Mcneil appointeddirector
- 1999-01-16➕FEARN, Dorothy Janice appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-16➕FEARN, Dorothy Janice appointeddirector
- 1999-01-16➕LOGAN, Agnes appointeddirector
- 1999-01-15➖MACKILLEN, Joan Frederick Josephine resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-15➖MACKILLEN OF MACKILLEN, John Patrick resigneddirector
- 1998-09-29➕MACKILLEN, Joan Frederick Josephine appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-29➖PATTERSON, Joan Marie resignedsecretary
- 1997-06-21➖MACKILLEN OF MACKILLEN, John Patrick resignedsecretary
- 1997-06-21➕PATTERSON, Joan Marie appointedsecretary
- 1997-06-20➖MULVANNY, Thomas resigneddirector
- 1990-05-13➖GALLOWAY, Margaret Melville resigneddirector
- 1990-05-13➖PATEL, Mansukhlal Chagganbhai resigneddirector
- 1990-03-02➖GUNKEL, Roderick Brian resignedsecretary
- 1990-03-02➖CROMBIE, May Rebecca Steedman resigneddirector
- 1990-03-02➕MACKILLEN OF MACKILLEN, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 1990-03-02➕MULVANNY, Thomas appointeddirector
- 1989-09-01➕GUNKEL, Roderick Brian appointedsecretary
- 1989-08-31➖MULVANNY, Sarah Mcneil resigneddirector
- 1987-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs THE LENDRICK TRUST
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 Stephen Gerard Mulhearn Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Victoria Emma Mulhearnceased 14/04/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 16 resigned)
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