ELMEC INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06426240 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-07-16
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Benjamin John appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-06-22
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2020-06-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2020-06-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ELMEC INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  19. 2007-11-13
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Debra appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-13
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WHITEHOUSE, Benjamin John (same surname) appointed 2024-07-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Whitehouse
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/11/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

43 Long Lane
Newtown
Walsall
West Midlands
WS6 6AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WHITEHOUSE, Debra→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-13
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WHITEHOUSE, Benjamin John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-07-16
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WHITEHOUSE, Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-11-13
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-06-22