SPL POWERLINES UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC202412 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-14➖KERNACHAN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2012-08-23➕HAWLEY, Martin William appointeddirector
- 2011-12-07➕KIELMAYER, Guenter appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-07➖KERNACHAN, Scott resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-24➕KIELMAYER, Guenter appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➖EDGAR, James Duncan resigneddirector
- 2010-10-01➖EHRINGER, Gerhard resigneddirector
- 2010-10-01➖RENDL, Wilfred resigneddirector
- 2010-10-01➖SCHUTZ, Rudolf resigneddirector
- 2009-05-18➕EHRINGER, Gerhard appointeddirector
- 2009-05-18➕RENDL, Wilfred appointeddirector
- 2009-05-18➕SCHUTZ, Rudolf appointeddirector
- 2009-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-06-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2000-02-16➖EDGAR, Wilma resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-16➕KERNACHAN, Scott appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-16➕KERNACHAN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2000-01-24➕EDGAR, Wilma appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-24➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-24➕EDGAR, James Duncan appointeddirector
- 2000-01-24➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-01-24➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs SPL POWERLINES UK LIMITED
- 1999-12-16➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-12-16➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-12-16➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Spl Powerlines Uk Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Spl Powerlines Uk Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SPL POWERLINES UK LIMITED
This company · SC202412
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spl Powerlines Uk Holding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
7 Kirkshaws Road
Coatbridge
ML5 5EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
KIELMAYER, Guenter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAWLEY, Martin William→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-08-23
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KIELMAYER, Guenter→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGAR, Wilma→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2000-02-16
KERNACHAN, Scott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2011-12-07
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2000-01-24
EDGAR, James Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-24 · resigned 2010-11-24
EHRINGER, Gerhard→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2010-10-01
KERNACHAN, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2013-03-14
RENDL, Wilfred→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2010-10-01
SCHUTZ, Rudolf→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2010-10-01
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2000-01-24
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2000-01-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 07/06/2000 | 09/04/2009 |
Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-12