FARNELL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00439733 · ltd · incorporated 1947-07-26
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
38 officers (2 active, 38 linked, 33 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
187 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-15➖ROSPEDZIHOWSKI, Robert Jan resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-01➕HODGSON-SILKE, Gavin Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-03-01➖EDEN, Richard resigneddirector
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-30➕JACKSON, Darrel Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➖WOODFORD, Harvey resigneddirector
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-25➕EDEN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-02-25➕ROSPEDZIHOWSKI, Robert Jan appointeddirector
- 2019-02-15➖BÜHLER, Ralph Lothar resigneddirector
- 2019-02-15➖HEFFERNAN, Liam Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-08-24➕BÜHLER, Ralph Lothar appointeddirector
- 2018-08-22➖MCBETH, Graham resigneddirector
- 2018-05-04➖MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-04➖MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2018-04-03➕HEFFERNAN, Liam Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-04-03➕MCBETH, Graham appointeddirector
- 2018-04-03➕WOODFORD, Harvey appointeddirector
- 2018-03-30➖CROWELL, William Read resigneddirector
- 2017-01-31➕MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-31➖WEBB, Steven John resignedsecretary
- 2017-01-31➕CROWELL, William Read appointeddirector
- 2017-01-31➕MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2017-01-31➖WEBB, Steven John resigneddirector
- 2017-01-31➖WILLIS, Helen Margaret resigneddirector
- 2016-06-14➖WHITELING, Mark Argent resigneddirector
- 2016-04-29➖PRIEST, Mark Richard resigneddirector
- 2016-04-29➕WILLIS, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-04-20➖GASKIN, David John resigneddirector
- 2015-04-20➕PRIEST, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-03-08➖MANSON, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2013-03-08➕WHITELING, Mark Argent appointeddirector
- 2009-05-13➕MANSON, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2006-06-02➖AINSWORTH, Robert David resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 87 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 79 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Farnell Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Farnell Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
⬇
FARNELL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS LIMITED
This company · 00439733
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Farnell Holding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · LS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39F LIMITED→ 15122518 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A C SMITH METALS LTD→ 15266622 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AB CASH N CARRY LTD→ 16703509 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AB PHARMA SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15331237 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABRACS LIMITED→ 03721755 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE FIBRES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 06511565 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AFRA EUROPE LTD→ 16102086 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFRO GEN LTD→ 13341864 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGABOS LTD→ 16126309 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGWORLDWIDE LTD→ 11821282 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AHMAD MEATS LTD→ 11823920 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AIR DEMAND LTD→ 16196494 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1947-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
150 Armley Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 2QQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (2 active · 36 resigned)
HODGSON-SILKE, Gavin Peter→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Darrel Scott→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELSTONE, Henry Claude→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-09-29
HIGGINS, Caroline Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2001-01-05
MCCOY, Michael Ryan, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2018-05-04
MULLEN, Kenneth John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-29 · resigned 2000-07-28
WEBB, Steven John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2017-01-31
AINSWORTH, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-04-14 · resigned 2006-06-02
ASHTON, Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 1998-03-31
BAILEY, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-04-14 · resigned 1999-05-28
BEARD, Larry Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-10-14 · resigned 2000-03-23
BEEVERS, John Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1998-08-25
BÜHLER, Ralph Lothar→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-08-24 · resigned 2019-02-15
CROWELL, William Read→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2018-03-30
DANIEL, Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1996-05-16
EDEN, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-25 · resigned 2021-03-01
EMPTAGE, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1999-07-05
FISHER, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 2006-05-16
FRASER, Angus Maclean→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2002-11-12
GASKIN, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2015-04-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (187 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16