A & B CRANE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05651377 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees20001800

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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    MURPHY, Richard Dominic appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-12
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    MURPHY, Dominic resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-11-23
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-06-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2013-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2012-12-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2011-08-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Michael Frank Ellis
  24. 2010-12-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Dominic appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Kathryn Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Derrick appointed
    director
  28. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    ALGER, James Robert resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    HLW COMMERCIAL LAWYERS LLP resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2005-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & B CRANE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    ALGER, James Robert appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    HLW COMMERCIAL LAWYERS LLP appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick (same surname) appointed 2023-11-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Technical Cranes Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Technical Cranes Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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A & B CRANE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05651377

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Technical Cranes Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

A & B Crane & Electrical Services Ltd Meadowbank Industrial Estate
Harrison Street
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S61 1EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

SIMPSON, Kathryn Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Richard Dominic→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Derrick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALGER, James Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned
MURPHY, Dominic→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2025-08-12
Resigned
HLW COMMERCIAL LAWYERS LLP→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/06/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property20/12/2012—
satisfied
Michael Frank Ellis
Rent deposit deed1 property05/08/201105/12/2013
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property15/12/2010—
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Recent filings (62 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-21