SPARK SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC402699 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£26.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,307
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,065 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£26k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£45k£68k£90k£113kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£26.3k£51.4k
Current assets£23.2k£112.8k
Net assets£26.3k£51.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-06
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    STOBO, Adam appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-11
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-15
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    HUGHES, Brian resigned
    director
  10. 2024-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-03-30
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  12. 2022-03-18
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  13. 2021-06-16
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  14. 2021-03-26
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  15. 2019-09-23
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  16. 2019-06-26
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  17. 2019-06-25
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-03-25
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    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-06-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As SPARK SOLUTIONS LTD
  22. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    STOBO, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STOBO, Adam (same surname) appointed 2026-02-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Stobo
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Hughesceased 15/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

10 North Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

STOBO, Adam→
director · ~27y · appointed 2026-02-06
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Active
STOBO, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-30
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Active
HUGHES, Brian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2024-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04