EUROPEAN UTILITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.8k | £64.2k |
| Current assets | £42.5k | £57.9k |
| Cash | £4.9k | £5.7k |
| Debtors | £37.7k | £52.3k |
| Net assets | £64.8k | £64.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-05➖HAIR, Lee Cameron resigneddirector
- 2000-10-12➕HAIR, Lee Cameron appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24➕DALZIEL, Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-24➕DALZIEL, Roderick Iain appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24➖ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-24➖ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROPEAN UTILITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2000-06-02➕ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-06-02➕ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Here'stheplan 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Here'stheplan Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2022 |
Mr Roderick Iain Dalziel Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/11/2018 | — |