ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04137743 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-09
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 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 1 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
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  7. 2020-09-04
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  8. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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  9. 2018-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2017-08-21
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  12. 2016-09-18
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  13. 2016-01-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-10-20
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2015-10-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2009-02-26
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    DUNNING, Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    LAMB, Elaine Patricia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-01
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    DUNNING, Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    GARDNER, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-30
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    DUNNING, Ian Patrick resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-01
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    LAMB, Elaine Patricia appointed
    director
  23. 2006-04-04
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    DUNNING, Anna resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-29
    ➖
    BLYTON, Sandra Joan resigned
    director
  25. 2005-11-29
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    DUNNING, Anna appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-01
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    DUNNING, Andrew David Middleton appointed
    director
  27. 2003-04-01
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    BLYTON, Sandra Joan appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-01
    ➕
    DUNNING, Ian Patrick appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED
  30. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    DUNNING, Geoffrey David appointed
    director
  31. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    DUNNING, Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-01-09
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    IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Geoffrey David Dunning
Individual · British · DOB 09/1940 · age 86
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

B6 Langham Park Lows Lane
Stanton-By-Dale
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 4RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

LAMB, Elaine Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNING, Andrew David Middleton→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-10-01
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Active
DUNNING, Anne→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNING, Geoffrey David→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDNER, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMB, Elaine Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNNING, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
BLYTON, Sandra Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2005-11-29
Resigned
DUNNING, Anna→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-11-29 · resigned 2006-04-04
Resigned
DUNNING, Ian Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/10/2015—
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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-03