L.V.H ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.6k | £28.5k |
| Current assets | £27.5k | £26.1k |
| Net assets | £13.8k | £385 |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs L.V.H ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
- 2012-01-25➕HARLOW, Michael Vivian 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Vivian Harlow Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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