A.C.D. ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04510757 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£179.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £179,641

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£125k

Net Worth

£180k

Current Assets

£621k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£282.2k	—
Current assets	£620.6k	—
Cash	£124.5k	—
Debtors	£471.1k	—
Net assets	£179.6k	—
Average employees	—	2000

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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2025-07-23
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique resigned
director
2025-06-30
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officers · TM01
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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address · AD01
2022-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-16
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officers · CH01
2022-08-16
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officers · CH01
2022-04-19
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accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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accounts · AA
2020-10-19
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accounts · AA
2020-10-17
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2020-10-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-09-25
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accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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MAY, Simon Andrew appointed
director
2018-12-06
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officers · AP01
2015-12-07
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique appointed
director
2014-08-20
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique resigned
secretary
2014-08-20
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique resigned
director
2007-10-23
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique appointed
director
2004-11-01
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DUNNE, Vivien Angelique appointed
secretary
2004-10-21
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CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard resigned
secretary
2004-10-21
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CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard resigned
director
2002-10-19
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CARSON, Ruth resigned
secretary
2002-10-19
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CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard appointed
secretary
2002-10-19
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CARSON, Ruth resigned
director
2002-08-14
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Company incorporated
As A.C.D. ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
2002-08-14
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DUNNE, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2002-08-14
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CARSON, Ruth appointed
secretary
2002-08-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-14
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-14
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CARSON, Ruth appointed
director
2002-08-14
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CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard appointed
director
2002-08-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-08-14
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Charles Dunne Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/08/2016
Mrs Vivien Angelique Dunne Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/08/2016

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

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4 DEGREES PLUMBING LTD→ 10562222 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
4D CIVIL ENGINEERING SURVEYING LTD→ 05241884 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—
5 STAR DRIVEWAYS & PATIOS SPECIALIST LTD→ 15873638 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
5D SOLUTIONS (NEWTON) LTD→ 15083706 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
A B WEBB CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 16552299 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
A BUILDING COMPANY CORNWALL LTD→ 16226685 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
A C FUTURE LIMITED→ 12676094 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
A&A CONCRETE REPAIR LIMITED→ 05432065 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
A1 DEVELOPMENTS (SW) LTD→ 15995906 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
A2B FENCING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13628369 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-08-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit3, Bridge Court Kingsmill Road

Tamar View Industrial Estate

Saltash

PL12 6LS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

DUNNE, Andrew Charles→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAY, Simon Andrew→

director · ~37y · appointed 2018-12-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARSON, Ruth→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-10-19

Resigned

CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-19 · resigned 2004-10-21

Resigned

DUNNE, Vivien Angelique→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2014-08-20

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14

Resigned

CARSON, Ruth→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-10-19

Resigned

CARSON, Sean Anthony James Richard→

director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2004-10-21

Resigned

DUNNE, Vivien Angelique→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2025-06-30

Resigned

DUNNE, Vivien Angelique→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2014-08-20

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-08-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-08-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-19