3 LANCASTER BUILDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09748439 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-08-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-06-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-06-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    BROOKS-DOWSETT, Eric appointed
    secretary
  16. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    BROOKS-DOWSETT, Eric appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    MUSSETT, Alice May appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    RANDALL, David William appointed
    director
  19. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton resigned
    director
  21. 2020-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-04-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2020-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2020-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2015-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 LANCASTER BUILDINGS LTD
  27. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton appointed
    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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Randall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting30/04/2020
Mr Eric Brooks-Dowsett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
—25–50%25-50% voting30/04/2020
Miss Alice Mussett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
—25–50%25-50% voting30/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Guy Edward John Sutton Wallaceceased 05/05/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

103 Westbourne Road
Penarth
CF64 5BQ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BROOKS-DOWSETT, Eric→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKS-DOWSETT, Eric→
director · ~77y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSSETT, Alice May→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANDALL, David William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-25 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
WALLACE, Guy Edward John Sutton→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-08-25 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24