PREMIER ELECTRICS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.8y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.21M |
| Current assets | £32.20M |
| Cash | £11.69M |
| Net assets | £23.69M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-30➖SCULLION, Tracy resigneddirector
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-01-01➕SHIVERS, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-11-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-10-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-08-26🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2010-10-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
- 2009-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-09-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2006-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2001-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 1998-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs PREMIER ELECTRICS LIMITED
- 1998-05-26➕SCULLION, Mark appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-26➕SCULLION, Mark appointeddirector
- 1998-05-26➕SCULLION, Tracy appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Scullion Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 26/08/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Ireland Limited / Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage/charge | 2 properties | 05/10/2010 | 30/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 19/09/2007 | 10/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 24/11/2006 | 20/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 17/07/2001 | 23/12/2009 |