LLOYD'S REGISTER FINANCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC320138 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-03-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-03-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-03-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-03-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-03-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-30➕BLAKELEY, Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-06-30➕TURNER, Julian Alan appointeddirector
- 2022-06-30➖MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial resigneddirector
- 2020-10-31➕BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-31➖MEGGINSON, Geoff resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-30➖MITCHELL, David James resigneddirector
- 2017-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-07-01➖MCCALLUM, James Gibson resigneddirector
- 2016-03-04➕MITCHELL, David James appointeddirector
- 2015-09-30➕MEGGINSON, Geoff appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-30➖CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay resigneddirector
- 2013-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-03-19➕MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial appointeddirector
- 2011-03-31➖HBJGW LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2010-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Andrew Thomson
- 2010-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-10-13➖HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-13➕CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay appointeddirector
- 2009-10-13➕MCCALLUM, James Gibson appointeddirector
- 2007-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs LLOYD'S REGISTER FINANCE LIMITED
- 2007-04-02➕HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-02➕HBJGW LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Lloyd's Register Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lloyd's Register Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LLOYD'S REGISTER FINANCE LIMITED
This company · SC320138
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lloyd's Register Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/07/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Senergy Holdings Limitedceased 10/07/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
Lloyd's Register Kingswells Causeway
Prime Four Business Park, Kingswells
Aberdeen
AB15 8PU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKELEY, Helen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Julian Alan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEGGINSON, Geoff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2020-10-31
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2009-10-13
CAMPBELL, Neil Mackay→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2015-09-30
MCCALLUM, James Gibson→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2016-07-01
MCCOLLAM, Donal Edward Nial→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-19 · resigned 2022-06-30
MITCHELL, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2019-04-30
HBJGW LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2011-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Andrew Thomson | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 20/09/2010 | 26/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/06/2010 | 24/12/2013 |
Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-03-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-03-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-03-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-24
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-03-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-06