C & E ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05665558 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2024
Net worth
£545.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £545,474
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£166k
Net Worth
£545k
Current Assets
£974k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £545.5k |
| Current assets | £974.0k |
| Cash | £165.6k |
| Debtors | £287.1k |
| Net assets | £545.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-01➖MARKHAM, Caroline resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15➖MARKHAM, Charles Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-01➕MARKHAM, Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs C & E ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LIMITED
- 2006-01-04➕MARKHAM, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2006-01-04➕MARKHAM, Charles William David appointeddirector
- 2006-01-04➕MARKHAM, Caroline appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-04➕JPCORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-04➖JPCORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-04➕MARKHAM, Charles Anthony appointeddirector
- 2006-01-04➕JPCORD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-04➖JPCORD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles William David Markham Individual · English · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 02/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Charles William David Markhamceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Charles William Markhamceased 01/01/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
2 Vanners Parade
Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7RA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
MARKHAM, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-04
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MARKHAM, Charles William David→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-01-04
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MARKHAM, Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-08-01
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MARKHAM, Caroline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2025-01-01
JPCORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04
MARKHAM, Charles Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2022-09-15
JPCORD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02