A J PLASTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03357734 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,708

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4.7k
Current assets£11.3k
Net assets£4.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-15
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  3. 2024-10-09
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-04
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  10. 2017-10-03
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  11. 2016-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-10-31
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    address · AD01
  16. 2004-01-01
    ➕
    PLASTER, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    PLASTER, Clare Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-04-01
    ➖
    BOLINGBROKE, Jayne Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    PLASTER, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A J PLASTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    PLASTER, Adrian Jonathan appointed
    director
  22. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    BOLINGBROKE, Jayne Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-04-22
    ➖
    FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-04-22
    ➕
    FNCS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1997-04-22
    ➖
    FNCS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PLASTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Jonathan Plaster
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Suite 1 Liberty House
South Liberty Lane
Bristol
BS3 2ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PLASTER, Clare Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLASTER, Adrian Jonathan→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLINGBROKE, Jayne Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
PLASTER, Clare Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 1997-04-22
Resigned
FNCS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-22 · resigned 1997-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-18
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accounts · AA
2025-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-19