ACHERON ELECTRICAL LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25 | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £5.0k |
| Cash | £760 | £5.0k |
| Debtors | £6.5k | — |
| Net assets | £25 | £1.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHERON ELECTRICAL LIMITED
- 2022-07-21➕SMALLWOOD, Martin Alyn appointeddirector
- 2022-07-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Alyn Smallwood Individual · Welsh · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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