ABLE ELECTRICAL INSPECTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03119771 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Live charges: 2 → 3
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Live charges: 2 → 3
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2026-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-01➕CONNORS, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2006-03-10➕CONNORS, Karen Mary appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-01➖JACOBS, Vanessa Frances resignedsecretary
- 2005-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-04-22➖CALLINGHAM, Russel resigneddirector
- 2000-07-18➕CONNORS, Gerard appointeddirector
- 1996-10-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Maddox Factoring (UK) Limited
- 1995-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE ELECTRICAL INSPECTION LIMITED
- 1995-10-30➕JACOBS, Vanessa Frances appointedsecretary
- 1995-10-30➕APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-10-30➖APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-10-30➕CALLINGHAM, Russel appointeddirector
- 1995-10-30➕APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-10-30➖APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel James Connors Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/04/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gerard Connorsceased 31/03/2025· 50-75% shares
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
12 Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CONNORS, Karen Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNORS, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNORS, Gerard→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACOBS, Vanessa Frances→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 2006-03-01
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 1995-10-30
CALLINGHAM, Russel→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 2002-04-22
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-30 · resigned 1995-10-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Maddox Factoring (UK) Maddox Factoring (UK) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/10/1996 | 26/10/2005 |
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Recent filings (95 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12