PIPELINE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.53M |
| Current assets | — | £1.76M |
| Cash | — | £642.8k |
| Debtors | — | £707.3k |
| Net assets | — | £1.28M |
| Average employees | 800 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs PIPELINE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2019-10-25➕RICHARDSON, David Paterson appointeddirector
- 2019-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
cleanGroup structure
Energy & Engineering Solutions (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy & Engineering Solutions (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/05/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Amanda Barbara Richardsonceased 30/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Paterson Richardsonceased 30/05/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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