BRIAN TARVER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07846239 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-14
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
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 95120SIC 95120
  • 95220Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 £12,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-23
Total assets£12.0k£12.0k
Current assets£5.0k£5.0k
Net assets£12.0k£12.0k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2016-02-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-02-19
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-02-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2015-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN TARVER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2011-11-14
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    TARVER, Brian Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TARVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Joseph Tarver
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016
Mr Brian Joseph Tarver
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated2011-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Kirby Balk
Cropton
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 8HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TARVER, Brian Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-14
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-26