LANACOR HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC505180 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£216.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

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 →
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £216,705

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£217k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£224k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£89k£134k£179k£224kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£216.7k£186.7k
Current assets£223.7k£193.9k
Net assets£216.7k£186.7k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-21
    ➕
    KIRHAN, Timur, Mr. appointed
    director
  6. 2022-06-21
    ➖
    DE CIA, Marco resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As LANACOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2015-05-06
    ➕
    DE CIA, Marco appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KIRHAN, Timur, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE CIA, Marco→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-06 · resigned 2022-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-17