POWERHAND LIMITED
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Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-06-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2018-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2001-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs POWERHAND LIMITED
- 2001-04-23➕CLARK, Yvonne appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-23➕CLARK, William Douglas appointeddirector
- 2001-04-23➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-23➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-23➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-04-23➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Parkgate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parkgate Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 22/06/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Douglas Clarkceased 22/06/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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