AAP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04556160 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£62.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
101 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,898
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,182 YoY
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£58k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£63k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£145k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£29k£58k£87k£116k£145kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£62.9k£68.1k
Current assets£145.1k£83.5k
Cash£58.3k£43.8k
Debtors£86.8k£39.7k
Net assets£62.9k£68.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-22
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    MARKHAM, Deborah appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-15
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    CUNLIFFE, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-21
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    MARKHAM, Anthony Joseph resigned
    director
  15. 2019-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  19. 2017-12-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2017-12-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2017-10-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aap Electrical Group Limited
  22. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    PHA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-02-15
    ➖
    A & S SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    MARKHAM, Michael Vincent appointed
    director
  25. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    A & S SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    P M J CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-02-21
    ➖
    JONES, Philip Maule resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-02-21
    ➕
    P M J CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-10-10
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-10-10
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    JONES, Philip Maule appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    CUNLIFFE, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    MARKHAM, Anthony Joseph appointed
    director
  34. 2002-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AAP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  35. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

Aap Electrical Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aap Electrical Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AAP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
This company · 04556160

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
Aap Electrical Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/07/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Anthony Joseph Markhamceased 21/07/2017· 25-50% voting
  • Paul Cunliffeceased 21/07/2017· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Vincent Markhamceased 21/07/2017· 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Corner House
28 Huddersfield Road
Milnrow
Lancashire
OL16 3QF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

PHA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARKHAM, Deborah→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARKHAM, Michael Vincent→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Philip Maule→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned
A & S SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-10
Resigned
P M J CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
CUNLIFFE, Paul Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2024-02-15
Resigned
MARKHAM, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2019-02-21
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aap Electrical Group
Aap Electrical Group Limited
A registered charge—27/10/2017—
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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-20