MUNNS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04573761 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2019-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2019-08-14
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2002-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As MUNNS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
  17. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    MUNNS, James Victor appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    MUNNS, James Victor appointed
    director
  19. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    MUNNS, Jonathan George appointed
    director
  20. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-10-25
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-10-25
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUNNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

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

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Munns Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MUNNS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
This company · 04573761

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
Munns Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2002-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 8 Sovereign Business Centre
Stockingswater Lane
Enfield
Middlesex
EN3 7JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MUNNS, James Victor→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNNS, James Victor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNNS, Jonathan George→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-25 · resigned 2002-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-08-20