BOILER AND VALVE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 22 | 1500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
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- 2023-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
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- 2022-10-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2022-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2016-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BOILER AND VALVE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2016-01-20➕MACDONALD, Andrew appointeddirector
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 10 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2022 | — |