CALEX ELECTRONICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03737294 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.81M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26301
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 26511SIC 26511
  • 46140SIC 46140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.1y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £3,813,353
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.4m
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£3.8m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£4.1m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£821k£1.6m£2.5m£3.3m£4.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.81M£3.38M
Current assets£4.10M£3.58M
Cash£3.37M£2.82M
Debtors£398.6k£359.5k
Net assets£3.81M£3.38M

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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-09
    THOMAS, Errol St. Michael appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-20
    FULLER, Gary John resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-11-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-11-19
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2025-11-19
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2025-11-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2025-10-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2025-10-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2025-01-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2024-07-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2024-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2013-02-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Abraham Investments Limited
  25. 2009-11-02
    BARRY, Timothy Kenneth, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-03
    TATTAM, Simon Richard resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-12-17
    RITCHIE, Frederick Stafford, Dr resigned
    director
  28. 2008-12-17
    TATTAM, Simon Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2007-09-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2006-01-01
    TATTAM, Michael James resigned
    director
  31. 2004-06-30
    NELSON, John resigned
    director
  32. 2004-03-31
    DEVINE, Michael Leslie, Dr resigned
    director
  33. 2002-04-08
    RITCHIE, Frederick Stafford, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2000-09-01
    DEVINE, Michael Leslie, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 1999-06-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1999-04-07
    TATTAM, Simon Richard appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-04-07
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-04-07
    FULLER, Gary John appointed
    director
  39. 1999-04-07
    NELSON, John appointed
    director
  40. 1999-04-07
    TATTAM, Michael James appointed
    director
  41. 1999-04-07
    TATTAM, Simon Richard appointed
    director
  42. 1999-04-07
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1999-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALEX ELECTRONICS LIMITED
  44. 1999-03-22
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1999-03-22
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

Calex Electronics Eot Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Calex Electronics Eot Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CALEX ELECTRONICS LIMITED
This company · 03737294

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
Calex Electronics Eot Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary John Fullerceased 20/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 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
Incorporated1999-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26301 — SIC 26301

Registered office

Leedon House
Chartmoor Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 4TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BARRY, Timothy Kenneth, Dr
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Errol St. Michael
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATTAM, Simon Richard
secretary · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2009-03-03
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-04-07
Resigned
DEVINE, Michael Leslie, Dr
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
FULLER, Gary John
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2025-11-20
Resigned
NELSON, John
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
RITCHIE, Frederick Stafford, Dr
director · ~90y · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2008-12-17
Resigned
TATTAM, Michael James
director · ~95y · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
TATTAM, Simon Richard
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 2008-12-17
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Abraham Investments
Abraham Investments Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property25/02/2013
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/06/199921/09/2007
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Recent filings (107 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-11-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03