LINCOLN MASONIC CENTRE LTD

🌳Matureactive

06692126 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-09-09

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 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£494.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £494,506

Net assets shrinking

Down £11,727 YoY

Cash YoY

-13%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 13% YoY

Net Worth

£495k

↓ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£494.5k	£506.2k
Cash	£4.8k	£5.5k
Net assets	£494.5k	£506.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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BIXLEY, Richard resigned
director
2025-09-09
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officers · TM01
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-12
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KIRBY, Stephen Harvey appointed
director
2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-01
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MARTIN, Michael Jeffrey appointed
director
2025-01-31
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WRIGHT, Derek resigned
director
2024-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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BARROWCLIFFE, Melvyn resigned
director
2020-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-27
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accounts · AA
2013-08-01
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HUNTER, Thomas Henry appointed
director
2013-08-01
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BIXLEY, Richard appointed
director
2013-08-01
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GERRY, David Michael resigned
director
2013-08-01
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PRICE, Charles Michael resigned
director
2013-05-30
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SPENCER-KNOTT, Ian resigned
director
2013-03-22
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WRIGHT, Derek appointed
director
2012-06-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-06-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-05-21
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ADAMS, Ronald Hubert resigned
director
2012-01-09
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BARROWCLIFFE, Melvyn appointed
director
2012-01-09
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WILSON, Andrew John resigned
director
2010-07-29
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BRITTAN, Reginald Leslie appointed
director
2010-07-29
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BULL, Michael Frank appointed
director
2010-07-29
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CARTER, Philip Daniel appointed
director
2010-07-29
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GOODMAN, Bruce Michael appointed
director
2010-07-29
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GERRY, David Michael appointed
director
2010-07-29
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PRICE, Charles Michael appointed
director
2010-07-29
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SPENCER-KNOTT, Ian appointed
director
2010-07-29
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WILSON, Andrew John appointed
director
2008-12-12
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WALLIS, William Roger resigned
secretary
2008-09-09
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Company incorporated
As LINCOLN MASONIC CENTRE LTD
2008-09-09
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WALLIS, William Roger appointed
secretary
2008-09-09
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-09-09
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-09-09
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ADAMS, Ronald Hubert appointed
director
2008-09-09
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2008-09-09
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

116 Nettleham Road

Lincoln

LN2 1RR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09