CFM ELECTRICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04784254 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-02
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£209.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £209,787
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,248 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£210k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£514k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £470.5k | £501.7k |
| Current assets | £514.0k | £526.6k |
| Net assets | £209.8k | £241.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CFM ELECTRICAL LIMITED
- 2003-06-02➕COOPER, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-02➕COOPER, Howard Brian appointeddirector
- 2003-06-02➕FLINTOFT, Mervyn Conrad appointeddirector
- 2003-06-02➕MOORE, Roy appointeddirector
- 2003-06-02➕DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-02➖DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-06-02➕DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-06-02➖DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Howard Brian Cooper Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
Fairdene, Low Moor
Rillington
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 8JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
COOPER, Howard Brian→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLINTOFT, Mervyn Conrad→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-02 · resigned 2003-06-02
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-06-02 · resigned 2003-06-02
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Recent filings (55 total)
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2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-29