ACCOLADE ELECTRICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04802528 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2025-02-25
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  3. 2024-03-20
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  4. 2023-03-26
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  5. 2022-03-28
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  6. 2021-05-30
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  7. 2020-07-06
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  8. 2019-03-29
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  9. 2018-03-23
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  10. 2017-03-30
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  11. 2016-06-26
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  12. 2016-03-31
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  13. 2015-06-24
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  14. 2014-12-24
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  15. 2014-06-20
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  16. 2014-03-31
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  17. 2008-06-18
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    RANDALL, Tracey Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOLADE ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  19. 2003-06-18
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    GUTHRIE, Anthony Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-18
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    RANDALL, Tracey Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-06-18
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    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-06-18
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    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-18
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    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-06-18
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    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Raymond Guthrie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

8 Comfrey Close
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0XP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GUTHRIE, Anthony Raymond→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANDALL, Tracey Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
AT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2003-06-18
Resigned
AT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2003-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-29