EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD.

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SC292026 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£176.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Disinfecting and exterminating services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.3y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £176,834
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£177k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£90k£181k£271k£361k£452kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£217.0k£267.4k
Current assets£291.7k£451.9k
Cash£35.6k£106.2k
Debtors£252.1k£342.6k
Net assets£176.8k£173.9k

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
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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-02-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-05-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
  13. 2022-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-11-10
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    WRIGHT, Laura appointed
    director
  15. 2021-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-10-19
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    WRIGHT, Catherine resigned
    director
  20. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-10-01
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    WRIGHT, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD.
  24. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Iain appointed
    director
  25. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-10-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Catherine appointed
    director
  29. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-10-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WRIGHT, Laura (same surname) appointed 2021-11-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

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 Iain Wright
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catherine Wrightceased 19/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81291 — Disinfecting and exterminating services

Registered office

Qualis House
62 Espedair Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA2 6RW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WRIGHT, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Laura→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2005-10-20
Resigned
WRIGHT, Catherine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-20 · resigned 2005-10-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge—11/02/202212/02/2025

Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-16