A B ELECTRICS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04499561 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-31

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£39.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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 £39,851

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£40k

↑ 144% YoY

Current Assets

£71k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£39.9k	£16.4k
Current assets	£70.5k	£61.3k
Net assets	£39.9k	£16.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2026-01-30
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BIRD, Alan John resigned
director
2026-01-30
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BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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officers · TM02
2025-08-26
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accounts · AA
2024-08-27
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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2022-08-03
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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accounts · AA
2017-08-30
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accounts · AA
2016-10-18
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address · AD01
2016-08-15
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accounts · AA
2010-12-01
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BIRD, Daniel Matthew appointed
director
2002-09-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-08-01
➕
BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2002-08-01
➖
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-31
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Company incorporated
As A B ELECTRICS (UK) LIMITED
2002-07-31
➕
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-07-31
➕
BIRD, Alan John appointed
director
2002-07-31
➕
BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth resigned 2026-01-30; BIRD, Alan John resigned 2026-01-30; BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth resigned 2026-01-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel Matthew Bird Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/05/2016

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

Incorporated2002-07-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

9 Comfrey Close

Rushden

NN10 0GL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BIRD, Daniel Matthew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-12-01

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Active

BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2026-01-30

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

BIRD, Alan John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2026-01-30

Resigned

BIRD, Pamela Elizabeth→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-31 · resigned 2026-01-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	23/09/2002	—

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-26

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officers · TM01

2026-01-30

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officers · TM01

2026-01-30

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officers · TM02

2026-01-30