LITTLE LEVER GAS SERVICES LTD

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05616291 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.0k—
Current assets£7.4k—
Net assets£3—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-10
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  2. 2024-05-13
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  3. 2023-03-14
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  4. 2022-02-28
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  5. 2021-08-26
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  6. 2020-08-06
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  7. 2019-08-01
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  8. 2018-08-28
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  9. 2017-07-27
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  10. 2016-11-22
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-08-31
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  12. 2016-01-18
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  13. 2016-01-18
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  14. 2015-12-15
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  15. 2015-12-01
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    JOLLY, Veronica Mary resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    JOLLY, David resigned
    director
  17. 2015-11-09
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    ARNOLD, Stephen Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2015-11-09
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2005-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE LEVER GAS SERVICES LTD
  20. 2005-11-08
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    JOLLY, Veronica Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-08
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-11-08
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-11-08
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    JOLLY, David appointed
    director
  24. 2005-11-08
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-11-08
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Mark Arnold
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

20 Church Street
Ainsworth
Bolton
BL2 5RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ARNOLD, Stephen Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOLLY, Veronica Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2005-11-08
Resigned
JOLLY, David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2005-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2025-12-11
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2025-08-10
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2024-12-12
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2024-05-13
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2023-12-11
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2023-03-14
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2023-01-04
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2022-02-28
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2021-12-09
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2021-08-26
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2021-01-26
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2020-08-06
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2019-12-11
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2019-08-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-11