ELP VENTURES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11311449 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    PRESSWELL, Simon Paul Thomas resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-19
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  5. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-02
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    PRESSWELL, Simon Paul Thomas appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-29
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    PERCY, Max Ralph appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-09-03
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    LOVETT, John Haddon appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ELP VENTURES LTD
  20. 2018-04-16
    ➕
    NORTHUMBERLAND, Isobel Jane Miller, Duchess appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Duchess Isobel Jane Miller Northumberland
Individual · English · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LOVETT, John Haddon→
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTHUMBERLAND, Isobel Jane Miller, Duchess→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERCY, Max Ralph→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESSWELL, Simon Paul Thomas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-02 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23