LOFT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11921179 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.4y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 12 | 1300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”)
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-10-24➖HOLMES, Benjamin William resigneddirector
- 2024-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”)
- 2023-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-21➕HOLMES, Benjamin William appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-05-25➖BALFOUR, Alastair Albert David resigneddirector
- 2023-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-23➕HODSDEN, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”)
- 2022-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-21➖KEMPE, Callum Edmund David resigneddirector
- 2022-08-18➖DE RYCKMAN DE BETZ, Frederic Lambert Jean resigneddirector
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29➕LANMAN, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-05-26➕BAGNALL, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2019-09-01➕KEMPE, Callum Edmund David appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs LOFT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2019-04-02➕BALFOUR, Alastair Albert David appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➕DE RYCKMAN DE BETZ, Frederic Lambert Jean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Loft Buyerco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Loft Buyerco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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LOFT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 11921179
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Loft Buyerco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 ARTICLES LTD→ 14942809 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 14 STARS ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14500955 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 14A LTD→ 04320160 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 1648 LTD.→ 15194302 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1922 PTY LTD→ 11738680 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1983 ADVISORY LIMITED→ 14973822 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1HQ SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 10212231 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST SOLUTION CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16141066 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY RECRUIT LIMITED→ 03901185 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 24/7 DIVINE HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 14528244 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 247 BUSINESS SOLUTION LIMITED→ 15708733 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 25-28 LIMITED→ 10385315 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
72 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1XF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BAGNALL, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HODSDEN, Richard David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANMAN, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALFOUR, Alastair Albert David→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2023-05-25
DE RYCKMAN DE BETZ, Frederic Lambert Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2022-08-18
HOLMES, Benjamin William→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-10-21 · resigned 2024-10-24
KEMPE, Callum Edmund David→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2022-08-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cbre Loan Services (The “Security Agent”) Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”) | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/06/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Cbre Loan Services (The “Security Agent”) Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”) | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/07/2023 | 15/04/2025 | |
| outstanding | Cbre Loan Services (The “Security Agent”) Cbre Loan Services Limited (The “Security Agent”) | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/11/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25