A & J PHILLIPS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
03546857 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-16
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-07
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Alec Henry resigned
    director
  8. 2020-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-04-16
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Winifred Doreen resigned
    secretary
  19. 1998-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & J PHILLIPS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LTD
  20. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, John Richard appointed
    director
  21. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Winifred Doreen appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-04-16
    ➖
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Alec Henry appointed
    director
  25. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1998-04-16
    ➖
    CDF FORMATIONS 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 "PHILLIPS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Richard Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Onega House
112 Main Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 6NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PHILLIPS, John Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Winifred Doreen→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-16 · resigned 2015-04-16
Resigned
CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-16 · resigned 1998-04-16
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Alec Henry→
director · ~87y · appointed 1998-04-16 · resigned 2020-10-07
Resigned
CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-16 · resigned 1998-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16