VICTORIA MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
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 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-05➕BRAHAM, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05➕MCQUAID, Ciaran appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05➕MCQUAID, Jason appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-01➖CURRAN, John resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs VICTORIA MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-04-30➕CURRAN, Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-04-30➕CURRAN, John appointeddirector
- 2008-04-30➕CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-30➖CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanGroup structure
Braham Group Limited 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
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Braham Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/05/2023 |
Mr Ciaran Mcquaid Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/05/2023 |
Mr Jason Mcquaid Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/05/2023 |
Mr Thomas Braham Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Curranceased 05/05/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
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