LIGN LOGISTICS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £360.2k | £419.6k |
| Current assets | £280.7k | £347.2k |
| Net assets | £29.7k | £-8.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17➕LIVINGSTONE, Lynsey Sarah appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs LIGN LOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2021-07-01➕LIVINGSTONE, Neill Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neill Charles Livingstone Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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