ANDERSON ELECTRICAL TRADE LTD
🌳Matureactive
06799261 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £49,519
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,672 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£50k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£542k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £90.4k | £91.5k |
| Current assets | £542.1k | £383.1k |
| Cash | £15.4k | £56.1k |
| Debtors | £257.8k | £185.0k |
| Net assets | £49.5k | £52.2k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-07-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-07➕ROSS, Marc appointeddirector
- 2023-06-07➖ANDERSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-11-05➕ANDERSON, James Howard appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON ELECTRICAL TRADE LTD
- 2009-01-22➕ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22➖ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigneddirector
- 2009-01-22➕ANDERSON, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Andersonceased 16/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 909 COLLECTIVE LTD→ 15772198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADI TRADING LIMITED→ 03940454 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ADVERSE WEATHER COLLECTIVE LTD→ 15128648 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFEERA DESIGNERS LTD→ 15075319 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFFORDABLE GRANITE & MARBLE CO. LIMITED→ 04964308 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| AMAZE ME FURNITURE LTD→ 16598109 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMTECH INT UK LTD→ 13600639 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Unit 6 Coleman's Yard
Alfreton Road
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 4AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ANDERSON, James Howard→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-11-05
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Active
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-01-22 · resigned 2009-01-22
ANDERSON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-01-22 · resigned 2023-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/01/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-07-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27