A.J.F. ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04932474 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-15
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£234.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £234,811
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,178 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£235k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£286k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£121k£181k£242k£302kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£234.8k£238.0k
Current assets£285.6k£302.4k
Net assets£234.8k£238.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-05
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    JOLLEY, Matthew Haydn resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-26
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    capital · SH02
  17. 2019-09-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2019-09-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-08-29
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    JOLLEY, Matthew Haydn appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J.F. ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  21. 2003-10-15
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    FIELD, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    FIELD, Andrew Geoffrey appointed
    director
  23. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    FIELD, Julie Anne appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mrs Julie Anne Field
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/03/2021
Mr Andrew Geoffrey Field
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/08/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Hampton Group Limitedceased 05/03/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Andrew Geoffrey Fieldceased 29/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

3 The Mill Stuart Works
High Street
Stourbridge
DY8 4FA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FIELD, Julie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-15
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Active
FIELD, Andrew Geoffrey→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIELD, Julie Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-15
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Active
JOLLEY, Matthew Haydn→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-29 · resigned 2021-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-05