ENERGY BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC444018 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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 £14,396
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,798 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.8k | £57.0k |
| Current assets | £53.1k | £91.5k |
| Net assets | £14.4k | £47.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-04-06➕BRADLEY, Soheila appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ENERGY BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-03-04➕BRADLEY, Michael Bernard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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 13 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Soheila Bradley Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/03/2019 |
Mr Michael Bernard Bradley Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
41 Woodlands Avenue
Cults
Aberdeen
AB15 9DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRADLEY, Michael Bernard→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Soheila→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-06
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03