A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06628465 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees400032003900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-10-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2015-12-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  19. 2008-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  20. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    COOLE, Gemma Louise appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    COOLE, Andrew Graham appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    COOLE, Gemma appointed
    director
  23. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-06-24
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-06-24
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Graham Coole
Individual · English · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Gemma Louise Coole
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Graham Cooleceased 31/07/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

4 Station Road
Royston
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S71 4EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

COOLE, Gemma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOLE, Andrew Graham→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOLE, Gemma→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2008-06-24
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2008-06-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—11/12/2015—
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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03