ACETEK ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04154135 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£43.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,590
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,709 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£48kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£43.7k£48.4k
Current assets£35.0k£36.7k
Net assets£43.6k£48.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-02-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2020-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-10-30
    ➕
    LOFTING, Desmond Phillip appointed
    director
  17. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    DAWE, Gillian May appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-06-06
    ➖
    DAWE, Julie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-06-06
    ➖
    LOFTING, Desmond Philip resigned
    director
  20. 2001-03-04
    ➕
    DAWE, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2001-03-04
    ➕
    DAWE, Julie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-03-04
    ➕
    LOFTING, Desmond Philip appointed
    director
  23. 2001-02-27
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-02-27
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACETEK ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  26. 2001-02-05
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-02-05
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julie Ann Dawe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest04/02/2017
Miss Julie Ann Dawe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2017
Mr Desmond Phillip Lofting
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2001-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

11 Woodside, Blackwater
Camberley
Surrey
GU17 9JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DAWE, Gillian May→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWE, Julie Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOFTING, Desmond Phillip→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWE, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-04 · resigned 2002-06-06
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2001-02-27
Resigned
LOFTING, Desmond Philip→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-03-04 · resigned 2002-06-06
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2001-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05