NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £243.2k | £294.0k |
| Current assets | £190.8k | £177.4k |
| Cash | £165.9k | £111.8k |
| Debtors | £9.9k | £47.6k |
| Net assets | £170.9k | £163.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-01➖SUTHERLAND, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD
- 2018-10-05➕HOWARD, Gary Jay appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05➕SUTHERLAND, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Jay Howard Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Sutherlandceased 01/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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