ANDREW FAIRHURST ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

06642960 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-10

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£12.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £11,978

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 71% YoY

Current Assets

£61k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£66.2k	£46.9k
Current assets	£61.4k	£41.5k
Net assets	£12.0k	£7.0k

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 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-22
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-30
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2022-09-24
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2022-04-30
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2021-04-25
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2020-04-29
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2019-04-28
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accounts · AA
2018-04-16
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accounts · AA
2017-07-27
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2017-06-21
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officers · AP01
2017-04-01
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accounts · AA
2016-08-01
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JONES, Sarah Anne appointed
director
2016-04-30
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accounts · AA
2016-04-29
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address · AD01
2008-07-10
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW FAIRHURST ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
2008-07-10
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JONES, Sarah Anne appointed
secretary
2008-07-10
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FAIRHURST, Andrew appointed
director
2008-07-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 "FAIRHURST" — 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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Fairhurst Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	10/07/2016
Miss Sarah Anne Jones Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated2008-07-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Hillside View 26l Mill Lane

Upholland

Skelmersdale

Lancashire

WN8 0HJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-19

Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Sarah Anne→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-10

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Active

FAIRHURST, Andrew→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-10

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Active

JONES, Sarah Anne→

director · ~51y · appointed 2016-08-01

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-10

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-10

Resigned

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