PAUL HICKEY ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC450082 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,088

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£17k£21kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£11.4k—
Current assets£20.8k—
Net assets£9.1k—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  2. 2025-05-15
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  3. 2025-05-15
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  4. 2025-05-15
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  5. 2025-03-27
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  6. 2025-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-23
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  8. 2023-05-10
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-10
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  10. 2023-02-23
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    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-27
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  12. 2022-02-10
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  13. 2021-03-11
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  14. 2020-02-05
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  15. 2019-01-24
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  16. 2018-01-24
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  17. 2013-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PAUL HICKEY ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  18. 2013-05-15
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    HICKEY, Lorraine appointed
    director
  19. 2013-05-15
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    HICKEY, Paul Mccormick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HICKEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorraine Hickey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2016
Mr Paul Mccormick Hickey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Crofthead Industrial Estate Lochlibo Road
Neilston
Glasgow
G78 3NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HICKEY, Lorraine→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-05-15
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Active
HICKEY, Paul Mccormick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-15
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16