LE MANS LEGENDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC467947 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55900Other accommodation
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 3 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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-21➕IRONS, Kevin Bernard appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21➕MUNN, Donald John appointeddirector
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15➖BONOMI, Luca resigneddirector
- 2023-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-11➕BONOMI, Luca appointeddirector
- 2023-11-11➖IRONS, Kevin Bernard resigneddirector
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-05-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01➕IRONS, Kevin Bernard appointeddirector
- 2022-01-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2020-12-29📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2020-12-14➕GARDA PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS S.R.L. appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-20➕ANGUS, Nicola Louise appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-20➖ACORN TECHNOLOGIES RAK OFFSHORE COMPANY resignedcorporate-director
- 2020-06-19➖MAGOWAN, William resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-21➕FERGUSON, Ross Scott appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➖MAGOWAN, William David resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01➕ACORN TECHNOLOGIES RAK OFFSHORE COMPANY appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs LE MANS LEGENDS LIMITED
- 2014-01-21➕MAGOWAN, William appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-21➕MAGOWAN, William David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Ross Scott Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
51 Chapel Street
Aberdeen
Grampian
AB10 1SS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
ANGUS, Nicola Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERGUSON, Ross Scott→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-21
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IRONS, Kevin Bernard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-05-21
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MUNN, Donald John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-05-21
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GARDA PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS S.R.L.→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-12-14
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MAGOWAN, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-01-21 · resigned 2020-06-19
BONOMI, Luca→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-11-11 · resigned 2024-03-15
IRONS, Kevin Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2023-11-11
MAGOWAN, William David→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-01-21 · resigned 2015-04-01
ACORN TECHNOLOGIES RAK OFFSHORE COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2020-06-20
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-04