PRO-TEC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06726464 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-17
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-8.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,729
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£295
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£295
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£7k-£5k-£3k-£1k£527Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-8.7k£-8.2k
Current assets£295£527
Cash£295£527
Net assets£-8.7k£-8.2k

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

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-05
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-03-31
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    LEHMAN, James resigned
    director
  16. 2008-10-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PRO-TEC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
  17. 2008-10-17
    ➕
    CATTON, David Clifford appointed
    director
  18. 2008-10-17
    ➕
    LEHMAN, James appointed
    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 18 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 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 David Clifford Catton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Hayley Catton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

17 Sandyway
Deeside
CH5 4SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CATTON, David Clifford→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-10-17
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Active
LEHMAN, James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13