LANCEFIELD HOLDINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC545047 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£124
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £124

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£124
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£25£50£74£99£124Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-012024-03-01
Total assets£124£124
Debtors£124£124
Net assets£124£124

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  2. 2026-03-26
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2026-03-25
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2026-03-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-03-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2016-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LANCEFIELD HOLDINGS LTD
  18. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    ROULSTON, Gavin James appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    ROULSTON, James Henshaw appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    ROULSTON, Linda appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2016-09-09
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2016-09-09
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2016-09-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2016-09-09
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Henshaw Roulston
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/09/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Linda Roulstonceased 06/12/2016· board control
  • Mr Gavin James Roulstonceased 06/12/2016· board control
  • Codir Limitedceased 09/09/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ROULSTON, Gavin James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROULSTON, James Henshaw→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROULSTON, Linda→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2016-09-09
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2016-09-09
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2016-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-03-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28