THORNTON LAND LTD
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2024-09-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2024-09-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2024-06-18📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2024-06-12📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28➖MCFARLANE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-02-26➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2024-02-18➕LEWSLEY, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-18➖TAYLOR, Eric Raymond resigneddirector
- 2013-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs THORNTON LAND LTD
- 2013-10-08➕MCFARLANE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-10-08➕TAYLOR, Eric Raymond appointeddirector
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-09-03
Group structure
Npl Estates Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Npl Estates Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/03/2020 |
Mr Robert Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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