A J PRICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04724387 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,313
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,892 YoY
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£49k£61kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£7.3k£11.2k
Current assets£60.6k£45.6k
Cash£48.9k£40.8k
Debtors£11.8k£4.9k
Net assets£7.3k£11.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-16
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2023-11-16
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    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-02
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  13. 2018-04-09
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A J PRICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  17. 2003-04-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Alan James appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-06
    ➕
    PRICE, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-06
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-06
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-06
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-04-06
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "PRICE" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan James Price
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Nicola Jane Price
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

C/O Dodgson Matty Partnership English Mutual House
22 The Tything
Worcester
WR1 1HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PRICE, Alan James→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-06
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Active
PRICE, Alan James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-06
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Active
PRICE, Nicola Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-04-06
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Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-06 · resigned 2003-04-06
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-06 · resigned 2003-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11