BASE UTILITIES & CIVILS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15199031 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 42220SIC 42220
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (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: medium (72/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,851
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.9k |
| Current assets | £26.1k |
| Net assets | £18.9k |
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
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-01➕HALLEN, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BASE UTILITIES & CIVILS LTD
- 2023-10-09➕ALDERTON, Grace Emily Irene appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel John Hallen Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/03/2024 |
Grace Emily Irene Alderton Individual · British · DOB 06/2005 · age 21 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BIOO DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL CLEANING LIMITED→ 07782985 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130
Registered office
The Breeches
Galley Hill
Waltham Abbey
EN9 2AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALDERTON, Grace Emily Irene→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2023-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALLEN, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-03-01
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Recent filings (12 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-09