U SAVE UTILITY CONTRACTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC578572 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£277.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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 (3 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £277,225
Net assets shrinking
Down £144,762 YoY
Cash YoY
+232%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.5m
↑ 232% YoY
Net Worth
£277k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£11m
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2.3m£4.6m£6.8m£9.1m£11mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£6.33M£3.28M
Current assets£11.41M£5.74M
Cash£2.45M£738.0k
Debtors£8.96M£5.00M
Net assets£277.2k£422.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-10
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    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-11-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-11-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    MCFADYEN, William Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As U SAVE UTILITY CONTRACTS LIMITED
  20. 2017-10-11
    ➕
    HALE, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2017-10-11
    ➕
    HALE, Martin Vincent appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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 Anthony Hale
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Vincent Haleceased 15/10/2025· board control

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
Incorporated2017-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HALE, Anthony→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-10-11
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Active
HALE, Martin Vincent→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-11
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Active
MCFADYEN, William Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02