C G LEE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05913605 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-22

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£6.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35140

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (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

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,330

Net assets shrinking

Down £732 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↑ 60% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-21	2024-08-21
Total assets	£6.3k	£7.1k
Current assets	£1.1k	£670
Net assets	£6.3k	£7.1k

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 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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2023-04-26
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2022-05-10
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2021-05-13
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2020-05-25
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2019-05-18
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2018-04-28
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2017-05-11
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2016-05-09
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2015-09-15
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2015-04-25
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2006-08-22
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Company incorporated
As C G LEE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LIMITED
2006-08-22
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LEE, Louise appointed
secretary
2006-08-22
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LEE, Christopher appointed
director
2006-08-22
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-22
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-22
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-08-22
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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 61 — 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 61. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Chris Lee Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/08/2016

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

Incorporated2006-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

14 Richmond Close

Rothwell

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 0LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last made up to: 2025-08-21

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LEE, Louise→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-22

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Active

LEE, Christopher→

director · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-22

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Active

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-22 · resigned 2006-08-22

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-22 · resigned 2006-08-22

Resigned

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