C J RICHARDS ELECTRICAL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05466936 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-31

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

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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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-07-21
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-21
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Company dissolved
2026-05-05
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
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dissolution · DS01
2026-02-26
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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2024-02-26
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2023-02-22
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2022-02-25
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2021-05-25
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2020-02-26
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2019-02-28
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2018-02-27
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2017-02-16
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2016-06-28
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2015-06-26
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2005-05-31
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Company incorporated
As C J RICHARDS ELECTRICAL LIMITED
2005-05-31
➕
RICHARDS, Karen appointed
secretary
2005-05-31
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RICHARDS, Clive James appointed
director
2005-05-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-05-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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 "RICHARDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Clive James Richards Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54	50–75%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Richards Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-05-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

10a St. John Street

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8HJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

RICHARDS, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-31

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Active

RICHARDS, Clive James→

director · ~54y · appointed 2005-05-31

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-31 · resigned 2005-05-31

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-31 · resigned 2005-05-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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gazette · GAZ2(A)

2026-07-21

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-05

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-26