ALAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01003097 · ltd · incorporated 1971-02-23

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27120

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 42.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28
Average employees	3300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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mortgage · MR04
2021-12-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-03
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Charge satisfied #11
2021-12-03
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Charge satisfied #10
2021-12-03
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Charge satisfied #8
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #9
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #7
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-10-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-09-15
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2014-06-30
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LAMBERT, Angela resigned
secretary
2013-06-06
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Tecnical & General Guarantee Company Sa
2013-06-06
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company Sa
2009-04-02
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-02-08
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-02-04
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2006-08-29
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2003-04-30
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LAMBERT, Alan resigned
director
1999-12-30
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MUKHERJEE, Subrata resigned
director
1999-03-01
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LAMBERT, Mark Jonathan appointed
director
1999-03-01
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LAMBERT, Paul Andrew appointed
director
1990-02-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1988-03-23
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1987-05-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1987-05-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1987-04-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1987-04-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1984-02-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1971-02-23
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Company incorporated
As ALAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Alan Electrical Switchgear Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alan Electrical Switchgear Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED

This company · 01003097

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
Alan Electrical Switchgear Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/04/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Alan Electrical Holdings Limitedceased 24/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1971-02-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

C/O Hillier Hopkins Llp First Floor, Radius House

51 Clarendon Road

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 1HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-09

Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAMBERT, Mark Jonathan→

director · ~59y · appointed 1999-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAMBERT, Paul Andrew→

director · ~57y · appointed 1999-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAMBERT, Angela→

secretary · resigned 2014-06-30

Resigned

LAMBERT, Alan→

director · ~88y · resigned 2003-04-30

Resigned

MUKHERJEE, Subrata→

director · ~91y · resigned 1999-12-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Tecnical & General Guarantee Company Sa	A registered charge	—	06/06/2013	—
outstanding	Technical & General Guarantee Company Sa	A registered charge	—	06/06/2013	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	02/04/2009	03/12/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	08/02/2008	03/12/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	04/02/2008	18/10/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities	1 property	29/08/2006	03/12/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	01/02/1990	18/10/2021
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	23/03/1988	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	27/05/1987	18/10/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	27/05/1987	18/10/2021
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	23/04/1987	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	23/04/1987	18/10/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	10/02/1984	18/10/2021

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Recent filings (140 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-11

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2025-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-05-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-09

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-12-03