LANGENIQ LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC294647 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-19

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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accounts · AA
2025-10-03
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officers · CH01
2025-09-05
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MCFARLANE, Dawn appointed
director
2025-09-05
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MCFARLANE, Julie, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-05
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MCFARLANE, Lauren appointed
director
2025-09-05
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MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
director
2025-09-05
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MCFARLANE, Paula appointed
director
2025-09-05
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officers · AP01
2025-09-05
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officers · AP01
2025-09-05
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officers · AP01
2025-09-05
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officers · AP01
2025-09-05
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officers · AP01
2025-05-07
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THOMSON, Carol resigned
secretary
2025-05-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-29
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MCFARLANE, Isabel appointed
director
2019-01-29
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LAPPIN, Michelle resigned
secretary
2019-01-29
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THOMSON, Carol appointed
secretary
2019-01-29
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LAPPIN, Michelle resigned
director
2019-01-29
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THOMSON, Carol resigned
director
2019-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-01-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2006-07-07
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LAPPIN, Michelle appointed
director
2006-07-07
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THOMSON, Carol appointed
director
2005-12-19
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Company incorporated
As LANGENIQ LIMITED
2005-12-19
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LAPPIN, Michelle appointed
secretary
2005-12-19
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-19
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-19
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-19
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCFARLANE, Dawn (same surname) appointed 2025-09-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/12/2016

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

Incorporated2005-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

183 St. Vincent Street

First Floor

Glasgow

G2 5QD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-27

Last: 2025-12-13