POWER SYSTEM CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
08380676 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£417.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £417,539

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£418k
Current Assets
£471k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-29
Total assets£417.5k
Current assets£471.0k
Net assets£417.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-02-26
    ➖
    CARDER, Christine Lesley resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As POWER SYSTEM CONSULTING LTD
  18. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    CARDER, Paul Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-29
    ➕
    CARDER, Christine Lesley appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Stuart Carder
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

Well Cottage
14 Grange Lane
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9EY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARDER, Paul Stuart→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-29
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Active
CARDER, Christine Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2013-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06