LANTERN ELGIN LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-15➕BUFTON, Iain James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs LANTERN ELGIN LTD
- 2020-05-14➕EWART, Janice appointeddirector
- 2020-05-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Dependent Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2021 |
Mrs Janice Ewart Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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