LML PROPERTIES LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 →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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £225.1k | £231.2k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £10.0k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £97.4k | £91.7k |
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 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17➕VAN DEN AKKER, Scot appointeddirector
- 2015-03-07➖VANDEN AKKER, Elma resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-07➖VANDEN AKKER, Elma resigneddirector
- 2009-06-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs LML PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2008-08-28➕VAN DEN AKKER, Elias appointeddirector
- 2008-08-28➕VANDEN AKKER, Elma appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-28➕VANDEN AKKER, Elma appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Elias Vanden Akker Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/06/2009 | 08/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/01/2009 | 29/11/2019 |