AUSTIN LAFFERTY TRUSTEE LIMITED
- 70221Financial management
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-25➖LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph resigneddirector
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AUSTIN LAFFERTY TRUSTEE LIMITED
- 2018-06-13➕ROBERTS, John Simpson appointeddirector
- 2018-06-13➕LAFFERTY, Austin Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-06-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Simpson Roberts Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/06/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Austin Joseph Laffertyceased 25/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · KA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE ANIMAL CARE LTD→ SC737090 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADD ONE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC211286 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→ SC554065 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AILSA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC674406 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AILSA ENGINEERING LTD→ SC807077 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALLIAM COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC558552 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ARO-TIME CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC860303 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AWD ENVIRONMENTAL LTD→ SC768556 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AYRSHIRE ALUMINIUM CO. LIMITED→ SC075647 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| AYRSHIRE FAMILY LAW LTD→ SC841384 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AYRSHIRE LEASING LTD.→ SC631381 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AYRSHIRE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC345188 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.