LIME TREE PROPERTY HOLDINGS (HIGHLAND) LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey 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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.04M | £1.09M |
| Current assets | £61.3k | £68.4k |
| Cash | £28.7k | — |
| Debtors | £29.6k | — |
| Net assets | £75.2k | £-399.4k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs LIME TREE PROPERTY HOLDINGS (HIGHLAND) LTD
- 2021-11-30➕LEWIS, Neil Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Andrew Lewis Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jita Investments Limitedceased 20/05/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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