A J BAILEY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS & ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05076239 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-17
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees5600

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    BAILEY, Stephen James resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-18
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2019-12-03
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2019-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-12
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-10-25
    ➕
    BAILEY, Alistair appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-03-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-18
    ➖
    BAILEY, Shirley Carol resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-02-18
    ➖
    BAILEY, Shirley Carol resigned
    director
  18. 2018-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2014-08-02
    ➖
    BAILEY, Anthony James resigned
    director
  22. 2004-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A J BAILEY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS & ENGINEERS LIMITED
  23. 2004-03-17
    ➕
    BAILEY, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-17
    ➕
    BAILEY, Shirley Carol appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-03-17
    ➕
    BAILEY, Anthony James appointed
    director
  26. 2004-03-17
    ➕
    BAILEY, Shirley Carol appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-17
    ➕
    BAILEY, Stephen James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAILEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Richard Edward Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen James Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · SP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1ST CHOICE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS BA LTD→
15142346 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
1ST VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
15768814 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
5 STARS DECORATING LTD→
15796522 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
5P CONTRACTS LTD→
14661018 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
A D FINISHES LIMITED→
07202814 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————16y——
A I MERCER & SON LIMITED→
11815278 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
A-CARS TRAVEL LTD→
08297809 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
A-CLASS ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD→
09874267 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
A-GAME ROOFING SPECIALIST LTD→
17089304 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
A.C. WALLBRIDGE AND COMPANY LIMITED→
01376368 · est 1978 · no financials extracted
————47y——
A.D.H CONTRACTORS LTD→
15558771 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A.E.P. (MODULAR CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED→
03445509 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

33 The Clarendon Centre
Salisbury Business Park Dairy
Meadow Lanesalisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2TJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BAILEY, Alistair→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Richard Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Shirley Carol→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned
BAILEY, Anthony James→
director · ~92y · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2014-08-02
Resigned
BAILEY, Shirley Carol→
director · ~92y · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned
BAILEY, Stephen James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-03-18