AC ELECTRICAL SERVICES (NW) LTD

🌳Matureactive
04500487 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£17.56M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £5,976,575

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Turnover£17.56M
Gross profit£8.11M
Operating profit£5.51M
Profit before tax£5.98M
Average employees6400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
    ➕
    BIELBY, Beverley appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-03
    ➕
    FLYBORG, Olof Ludvig Wilhelm appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-13
    ➕
    GUNBY, Matthew James appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-05-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-05-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2023-04-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-04-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-04-03
    ➖
    CUMPSTY, Rachel resigned
    secretary
  17. 2023-04-03
    ➖
    CUMPSTY, Rachel resigned
    director
  18. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    CUMPSTY, Rachel appointed
    director
  24. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    CUMPSTY, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    CUMPSTY, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC ELECTRICAL SERVICES (NW) LTD
  27. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Ac Electrical Services Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ac Electrical Services Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
AC ELECTRICAL SERVICES (NW) LTD
This company · 04500487

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
Ac Electrical Services Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Cumpstyceased 08/08/2016· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Rachel Cumpstyceased 08/08/2016· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 1 Dakota Court
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BIELBY, Beverley→
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMPSTY, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLYBORG, Olof Ludvig Wilhelm→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNBY, Matthew James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMPSTY, Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2023-04-03
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
CUMPSTY, Rachel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2023-04-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19