ABA ELECTRICAL AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06405934 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-22
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-01-22
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  4. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-22
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  11. 2019-07-08
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  12. 2019-07-08
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-05
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-07-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-01
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    SHOKOOH, Sherry resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-21
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    SHOKOOH, Sherry appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-21
    ➖
    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-20
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    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-21
    ➖
    SHOKOOH, Sherry resigned
    director
  23. 2011-10-20
    ➕
    SHOKOOH, Stephen, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    SHOKOOH, Stephen, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-10-10
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    VIGAR & ASSOCIATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-10-10
    ➕
    SHOKOOH, Sherry appointed
    director
  29. 2008-11-13
    ➖
    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-11-13
    ➕
    VIGAR & ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ABA ELECTRICAL AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD
  32. 2007-10-22
    ➕
    THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  33. 2007-10-22
    ➕
    SHOKOOH, Stephen, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Dr Stephen Shokooh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Stoneygate House
2 Greenfield Road
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 2JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SHOKOOH, Stephen, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-22 · resigned 2008-11-13
Resigned
VIGAR & ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-13 · resigned 2009-10-10
Resigned
SHOKOOH, Sherry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-21 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
SHOKOOH, Sherry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-10-10 · resigned 2011-10-21
Resigned
SHOKOOH, Stephen, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-10-22 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
THUNDERCLIFFE, Wendy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-20 · resigned 2016-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05