A FOWLER ELECTRICAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
05926905 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£304.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
2 live charges · oldest 10.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £304,763
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£305k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-27 | 2024-08-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £369.2k | £363.0k |
| Current assets | £167.7k | £131.7k |
| Net assets | £304.8k | £258.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10➖GILBY, Stephen Benedict resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A FOWLER ELECTRICAL LTD
- 2006-09-06➕FOWLER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-09-06➕GILBY, Stephen Benedict appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-06➕CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-06➖CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-06➕CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-09-06➖CREDITREFORM LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FOWLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Fowler Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
14 Hartley Crescent
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4SG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last made up to: 2025-08-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FOWLER, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILBY, Stephen Benedict→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2020-09-10
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
CREDITREFORM LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/10/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22