EVOTEK LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-27➕CRAWFORD, Charlotte Alexandra appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-27➖MCLAREN, John Scrimger resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-08➖CRAWFORD, Lorna Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-03-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-10-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-08-06➖CRAWFORD, Lorna Anne resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-06➕MCLAREN, John Scrimger appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-09-18➖HADDEN, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2007-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-10-06➖THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-10-01➕CRAWFORD, Lorna Anne appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-01➕CRAWFORD, Lorna Anne appointeddirector
- 2004-10-01➕HADDEN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2004-07-19➕CRAWFORD, Keith Donald appointeddirector
- 2004-07-19➖HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigneddirector
- 2004-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOTEK LIMITED
- 2004-07-01➕THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-07-01➕HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointeddirector
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Evotek Holdings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Evotek Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/06/2018 |
Mr Keith Donald Crawford Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2015 | 12/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/10/2007 | 10/10/2015 |