3L ELECTRICAL LIMITED

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05869906 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-07
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
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£365.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £365,737
Cash YoY
+152%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£405k
↑ 152% YoY
Net Worth
£366k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£554k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£111k£222k£333k£443k£554kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£534.9k£329.4k
Current assets£554.3k£518.0k
Cash£405.0k£160.6k
Debtors£149.3k£357.5k
Net assets£365.7k£262.3k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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  2. 2024-09-23
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  3. 2023-11-24
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  4. 2023-01-04
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  5. 2022-01-20
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  6. 2020-11-05
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  7. 2020-01-16
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  8. 2018-11-28
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  9. 2018-05-03
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  10. 2017-11-22
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  11. 2017-03-07
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  12. 2015-12-14
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  13. 2015-07-13
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  14. 2015-02-24
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  15. 2014-07-10
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  16. 2012-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  17. 2006-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 3L ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  18. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    BUTTON, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    BUTTON, Michael David appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-07-07
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-07-07
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-07-07
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael David Button
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence07/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 2 32-34 Station Close
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1TL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BUTTON, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-07
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Active
BUTTON, Michael David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-07-07
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/10/2012—
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Recent filings (50 total)

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2025-07-08
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2024-09-23
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2024-07-08
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2023-11-24
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2023-07-17
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2023-01-04
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2022-07-07
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2022-01-20
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2021-07-07
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2020-11-05
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2020-07-09
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2020-01-16
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2019-07-08
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2018-11-28