8 MINUTE ENERGY LTD
- 43210Electrical installation
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.5k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £87.3k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £34.1k | £4.2k |
| Debtors | £20.1k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £24.4k | £1.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-10➕BENSTED, Ivana appointeddirector
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-23➖BOYCE, John Frederick resigneddirector
- 2023-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 8 MINUTE ENERGY LTD
- 2023-01-08➕BENSTED, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-01-08➕BOYCE, John Frederick appointeddirector
- 2023-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Renewable Power Consulting Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Renewable Power Consulting Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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