A. HARTNELL MARINE ELECTRICAL LTD

🌳Matureactive

09913416 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33150

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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capital · SH01
2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
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accounts · AA
2020-04-07
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officers · AP01
2020-01-01
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HARTNELL, Karen Patricia appointed
director
2019-10-03
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accounts · AA
2018-09-08
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address · AD01
2018-04-04
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accounts · AA01
2018-03-01
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accounts · AA
2017-12-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-12-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-01-29
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accounts · AA
2015-12-11
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Company incorporated
As A. HARTNELL MARINE ELECTRICAL LTD
2015-12-11
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HARTNELL, Adam Lee appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARTNELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Hartnell Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/02/2017
Mr Adam Lee Hartnell Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/12/2016

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

Incorporated2015-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

1173 Wimborne Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH10 7BS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARTNELL, Adam Lee→

director · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-11

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Active

HARTNELL, Karen Patricia→

director · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-01

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Recent filings (26 total)

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-27