17TH ELECTRICS LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £842.9k | £870.2k |
| Current assets | £937.8k | £971.9k |
| Cash | £420.6k | £512.8k |
| Debtors | £508.2k | £450.6k |
| Net assets | £831.3k | £863.3k |
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
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-01➕OAKEY, James Lester appointeddirector
- 2011-03-01➖RADCLIFFE, Martin William resigneddirector
- 2010-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 17TH ELECTRICS LTD
- 2010-04-19➕RADCLIFFE, Martin William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Lester Oakey Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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