ACKROYD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04255359 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-19
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 900 | 1100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-12-31➖ACKROYD, Julie resignedsecretary
- 2016-09-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-09-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKROYD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2001-07-19➕ACKROYD, Michael Arthur appointeddirector
- 2001-07-19➕ACKROYD, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2001-07-19➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-07-19➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-07-19➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-07-19➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ACKROYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Arthur Ackroyd Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A CURRAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 10310524 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A D BACON PLASTERING LIMITED→ 06343633 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AC KING LTD→ 15059994 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AC PLUMBING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD→ 14158866 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACE INSTALLATIONS LTD→ 10388879 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACJ PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 09086299 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACKROYD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 16417056 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACORN LIFTING LIMITED→ 15452209 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACORN WINDOWS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED→ 02927090 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ACQUIRE CONTROL LIMITED→ 05390732 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACREHOLM LIMITED→ 01212960 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
3 Gladstone Street
Basford
Nottinghamshire
NG7 6GA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ACKROYD, Michael Arthur→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2001-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ACKROYD, Julie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2016-12-31
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2001-07-19
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-19 · resigned 2001-07-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 19/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/04/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-09-26