LADYGLEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC809281 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10➕ANDERSON, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-10➖DEANE, David William resigneddirector
- 2024-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs LADYGLEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-05-02➕DEANE, David William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael James Anderson Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David William Deaneceased 10/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
King Robert Hotel Glasgow Road
Whins Of Milton
Stirling
FK7 0LJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ANDERSON, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEANE, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-02 · resigned 2024-06-10
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-02