ELECTRICERT LIMITED

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05970114 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,940

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£5k-£4k-£2k-£1k£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£-5.9k£-5.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2023-11-22
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  3. 2023-07-15
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  4. 2021-11-03
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  5. 2020-11-02
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  6. 2020-07-24
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  7. 2019-07-22
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  8. 2018-06-20
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  9. 2016-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-04-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-21
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  12. 2015-06-09
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  13. 2015-06-01
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    LYNCH, Stephanie Jayne resigned
    secretary
  14. 2015-06-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-06-01
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2014-10-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-11-21
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    WILSON, Stuart Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2006-11-21
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    LYNCH, Stephanie Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ELECTRICERT LIMITED
  20. 2006-10-17
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-10-17
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-10-17
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-10-17
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

52 Whaley Lane
Wirral
Merseyside
CH61 3UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILSON, Stuart Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYNCH, Stephanie Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-29