CHAMP POWER LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAMP POWER LIMITED
- 2010-02-09➕SPENCE, Barbara Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-09➕ROBERTSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2010-02-09➕SPENCE, Barbara Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Robertson Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Barbara Elizabeth Spence Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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