LANARIUM HOLDINGS LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1 |
| Current assets | — | £1 |
| Net assets | — | £1 |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-19➕PETRIE, Tracey Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs LANARIUM HOLDINGS LTD
- 2017-08-18➕PETRIE, John Alexander 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-20: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Lanarium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lanarium Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 18/08/2017 |
Mr John Alexander Petrie Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 20/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Dunlop Mcinteeceased 25/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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