CONTROL GEAR DISTRIBUTORS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02123948 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-16
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 38.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 38.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2023-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2021-12-06
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  7. 2021-04-12
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  8. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2004-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2004-03-31
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    MOORE, David Scott appointed
    director
  19. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    MOORE, Christine Leslie appointed
    director
  20. 1996-01-08
    ➖
    HOOPER, Neal John resigned
    director
  21. 1994-11-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 1994-04-01
    ➕
    HOOPER, Neal John appointed
    director
  23. 1994-04-01
    ➖
    MEDLOCK, David John resigned
    director
  24. 1993-04-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Alan Leslie appointed
    director
  25. 1993-04-01
    ➖
    SATCHELL, Joseph William resigned
    director
  26. 1988-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 1987-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CONTROL GEAR DISTRIBUTORS LTD.

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Medlock Electrical Distributors Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Medlock Electrical Distributors Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CONTROL GEAR DISTRIBUTORS LTD.
This company · 02123948

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Medlock Electrical Distributors Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

109-115 Eleanor Cross Road
Waltham Cross
Hertfordshire
EN8 7NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MOORE, Alan Leslie→
secretary
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Active
MOORE, Alan Leslie→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-04-01
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Active
MOORE, Christine Leslie→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-01-09
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Active
MOORE, David Scott→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOOPER, Neal John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
MEDLOCK, David John→
director · ~82y · resigned 1994-04-01
Resigned
SATCHELL, Joseph William→
director · ~84y · resigned 1993-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/11/199420/04/2004
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property27/01/198820/04/2004

Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-18