THELIFEBOX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC644627 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£128.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58190Other publishing activities
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £128,677
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£129k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £128.7k | £98.6k |
| Current assets | £5.9k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £5.4k | £6.3k |
| Debtors | £574 | £629 |
| Net assets | £128.7k | £98.6k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: David Michael Lane
- 2021-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: David Michael Lane
- 2019-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-17➕RILEY, Jan appointeddirector
- 2019-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs THELIFEBOX LTD
- 2019-10-16➕LANE, David Michael, Professor appointeddirector
- 2019-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professor David Michael Lane Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2019 |
Janette Riley Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
10 Succoth Avenue
Edinburgh
EH12 6BT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LANE, David Michael, Professor→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | David Michael Lane | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | David Michael Lane | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/02/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-13