ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03576383 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-05
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 27.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£719.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
104 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £719,191
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£580k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£719k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£796k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£162k£324k£486k£648k£810kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£719.2k£718.7k
Current assets£796.0k£809.9k
Cash£580.1k£649.9k
Debtors£212.0k£155.4k
Net assets£719.2k£718.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-06
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  3. 2025-07-06
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  4. 2025-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-08
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    RICCIO, Giancarlo Luciano appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-28
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  14. 2020-05-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-01-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-01-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-01-27
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    capital · SH03
  18. 2020-01-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-01-21
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    capital · SH01
  20. 2018-10-31
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    BLAIN, David John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-10-31
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    BLAIN, David John resigned
    director
  22. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    RICCIO, Giuseppe Leonardo appointed
    director
  23. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    BLAIN, David John appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-11-19
    ➖
    DAWSON, Helen resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-11-19
    ➕
    BLAIN, David John appointed
    director
  26. 1998-11-19
    ➖
    ZANT BOER, Ian resigned
    director
  27. 1998-11-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1998-08-18
    ➕
    DAWSON, Helen appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-08-17
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-08-17
    ➕
    ZANT BOER, Ian appointed
    director
  31. 1998-08-17
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1998-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  33. 1998-06-05
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-06-05
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RICCIO, Giancarlo Luciano (same surname) appointed 2022-04-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giuseppe Leonardo Riccio
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/06/2016
Mrs Letizia Riccio
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Blainceased 31/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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7 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
Incorporated1998-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

The Granary Crowhill Farm
Ravensden Road Wilden
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 2QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RICCIO, Giancarlo Luciano→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICCIO, Giuseppe Leonardo→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIN, David John→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
DAWSON, Helen→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-18 · resigned 1998-11-19
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 1998-08-17
Resigned
BLAIN, David John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-11-19 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
ZANT BOER, Ian→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 1998-11-19
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 1998-08-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/11/1998—
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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27