LANG LEGACY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC783037 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 45
  • · Bankability: 70 → 50
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 69 → 59
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
  • ↓Opportunity score: 69 → 59
  • ↓Hygiene score: 85 → 45
  • ↓Bankability: 70 → 50
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-23

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-29
    ➖
    LANG, Kelly Marie resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-08-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LANG LEGACY LIMITED
  9. 2023-09-19
    ➕
    LANG, Andrew Johnston appointed
    director
  10. 2023-09-19
    ➕
    LANG, Kelly Marie appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Johnston Lang
Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

2d The Wynd
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G67 2SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LANG, Andrew Johnston→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active
LANG, Kelly Marie→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-09-19 · resigned 2026-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-19