LAND O'SPEX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC409696 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-19
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-01-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-26
    ➕
    GORDON, Susan Kathryn Carol, Ms. appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-01
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    COOK, John Fenton resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As LAND O'SPEX LIMITED
  19. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    COOK, Richard David appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    COOK, John Fenton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-23: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Cook
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/10/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

4 Johnstons Lane
Dundee
Tayside
DD1 5ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COOK, Richard David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-10-19
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Active
GORDON, Susan Kathryn Carol, Ms.→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-04-26
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Active
COOK, John Fenton→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-10-19 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30