LAC TRANSITION LIMITED

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00875138 · ltd · incorporated 1966-03-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9305
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 30/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 102). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (30/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-11-15
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2001-08-03
    LEWIS, Raymond David resigned
    director
  3. 2001-08-02
    GOODMAN, Charles appointed
    director
  4. 1999-04-16
    EHLERS, Jeffrey Hale resigned
    director
  5. 1998-05-08
    REID, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  6. 1998-05-08
    REID, Alan John resigned
    director
  7. 1998-05-07
    PRENTICE, Hamish Murray appointed
    secretary
  8. 1998-05-07
    PRENTICE, Hamish Murray appointed
    director
  9. 1997-10-28
    LEWIS, Raymond David appointed
    director
  10. 1997-10-28
    POTTS, Stephen Reginald resigned
    director
  11. 1997-08-04
    PRENTICE, Hamish Murray resigned
    director
  12. 1997-07-31
    PRENTICE, Hamish Murray resigned
    secretary
  13. 1997-07-31
    REID, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  14. 1997-07-31
    REID, Alan John appointed
    director
  15. 1997-04-22
    EHLERS, Jeffrey Hale appointed
    director
  16. 1995-04-27
    MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel Nelson resigned
    director
  17. 1994-07-15
    POTTS, Stephen Reginald appointed
    director
  18. 1993-08-04
    DAN, George Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 1993-08-04
    MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel Nelson appointed
    director
  20. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  21. 1986-02-05
    📄
    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  22. 1977-05-30
    📄
    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  23. 1966-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAC TRANSITION LIMITED
  24. 1966-03-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 102 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 102 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 60 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
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: 2003-10-31

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1966-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9305 — SIC 9305

Registered office

Elliot House
151 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2003-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2001-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

PRENTICE, Hamish Murray
secretary · appointed 1998-05-07
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Active
GOODMAN, Charles
director · ~102y · appointed 2001-08-02
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Active
PRENTICE, Hamish Murray
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-05-07
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Active
PRENTICE, Hamish Murray
secretary · resigned 1997-07-31
Resigned
REID, Alan John
secretary · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1998-05-08
Resigned
DAN, George Stephen
director · ~95y · resigned 1993-08-04
Resigned
EHLERS, Jeffrey Hale
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-16
Resigned
LEWIS, Raymond David
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-10-28 · resigned 2001-08-03
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel Nelson
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-08-04 · resigned 1995-04-27
Resigned
POTTS, Stephen Reginald
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-07-15 · resigned 1997-10-28
Resigned
PRENTICE, Hamish Murray
director · ~85y · resigned 1997-08-04
Resigned
REID, Alan John
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1998-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-11-15
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
1986-02-05
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
1977-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
1966-03-28