Articles

40 articles. The dated archive runs from January 2025 to the present; the reference guides below it are kept current rather than dated.

Dated archive

2026

• Mon 7th Sep 2026The Compliance Quarter: Amendment 4, EICR and the 15 October Line
• Mon 3rd Aug 2026The 2026 Electrical Exit Window: Electrification, Compliance, Tax and Talent
• Mon 6th Jul 2026Earn-Outs in Electrical Deals: Structure, Risk and the Small Print
• Mon 1st Jun 2026TUPE When an Electrical Contracting Company Changes Hands
• Mon 4th May 2026What Multiple Do Electrical Contractors Sell For, and Why Yours Differs
• Mon 6th Apr 2026The New Rate Is Live: What April Changed for Electrical Owners
• Mon 2nd Mar 2026Due Diligence on an Electrical Business: The List and the Order
• Sun 1st Mar 2026Specialist vs General Business Broker for Electrical Companies
• Sun 1st Mar 2026UK Electrical Business Market Report 2026
• Sun 1st Mar 2026What Is My Electrical Business Worth?
• Mon 2nd Feb 2026Selling Quietly: Confidentiality for an Electrical Contractor
• Mon 5th Jan 2026If This Is the Year: The Sequence an Electrical Sale Follows

2025

• Mon 1st Dec 2025The Business Behind the Van: December Questions About Succession
• Mon 3rd Nov 2025Budget Month and the Electrical Owner's Year-End Housekeeping
• Mon 6th Oct 2025EICRs and the Five-Year Clock: Why This Income Compounds
• Mon 1st Sep 2025Autumn Compliance Season and the Records It Leaves
• Mon 4th Aug 2025Who Buys UK Electrical Contractors, and What They Are Screening For
• Mon 7th Jul 2025The Quieter Weeks: Summer Preparation for an Electrical Sale
• Mon 2nd Jun 2025Cards, Competence and the Team That Comes With the Business
• Mon 5th May 2025Framework Positions: What a Place on the List Is Actually Worth
• Mon 7th Apr 2025Testing and Inspection Income: The Line That Anchors the Multiple
• Mon 3rd Mar 2025Five Weeks to 5 April: Tax Year End for Electrical Business Owners
• Mon 3rd Feb 2025What NICEIC Approval Is Worth When You Come to Sell
• Mon 6th Jan 2025Why January Is When Electrical Contractors Start Asking the Question

Guides and references

• BADR relief when selling an electrical company before April 2026
• Capital gains tax on selling an electrical contracting business
• Do ECS cards and qualifications transfer when selling?
• Electrical business sale due diligence checklist for UK owners
• How NICEIC accreditation affects electrical business valuations
• How long does it take to sell an electrical business in the UK?
• How to keep the sale of my electrical business confidential
• How to prepare my electrical business for sale
• How to value an electrical business with ongoing contracts
• Is now a good time to sell an electrical contracting business?
• Should I tell my electricians I am selling the business?
• TUPE obligations when selling an electrical contracting company
• What do buyers look for in an electrical contracting acquisition?
• What happens to my electrical contracts when I sell?
• What is an earn-out when selling an electrical business?
• What multiple do electrical contracting businesses sell for in 2026?