A.B.B.S.ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00962571 · ltd · incorporated 1969-09-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£128.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 29.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £128,497
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£132k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £128.5k | £122.3k |
| Current assets | £131.8k | £122.3k |
| Cash | £131.8k | £102.3k |
| Debtors | £0 | £20.0k |
| Net assets | £128.5k | £122.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29➖MAPPLEBECK, Stephen Maurice resigneddirector
- 2023-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-04➕RIGBY, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-02-07➕MAPPLEBECK, Stephen Maurice appointeddirector
- 2001-12-09➖BIRTLE, John Richard Harley resigneddirector
- 1997-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1969-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A.B.B.S.ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jennifer Ann Rigby Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Barbara Birtle Individual · British · DOB 05/1934 · age 92 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Maurice Mapplebeckceased 29/11/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 DBC LTD.→ 08177120 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 27 CATERING LTD→ 12238472 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 28 VINTAGE LTD→ 13093423 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 2ND2NONE APPAREL LTD→ 16395006 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 360 BOOTH HQ LTD→ 16832639 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 360 UK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14619195 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4EVTRENDS LTD→ 15737888 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 54 AGENCY LTD→ 15234342 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A 4 Z TRADING LTD→ 16579957 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A1 RECLAIMED BRICK SPECIALISTS LIMITED→ 06963514 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AA FOOD & BEVERAGE UK LTD→ 16955125 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA TEXTILES LTD→ 09876985 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Registered office
Hough Hole House Hough Hole House
Sugar Lane Rainow
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 5UW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
RIGBY, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIRTLE, John Richard Harley→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2001-12-09
MAPPLEBECK, Stephen Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2023-11-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 20/01/1997 | — |
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24