AB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06807271 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-02

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

—

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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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officers · AP01
2025-04-21
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BONNETT, Jak appointed
director
2024-10-15
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BONNETT, Jordan resigned
director
2024-10-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-04-04
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BONNETT, Jordan appointed
director
2011-12-24
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BONNETT, Geoffrey resigned
secretary
2011-12-24
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BONNETT, Caroline resigned
director
2011-12-23
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BONNETT, Austin appointed
director
2009-02-02
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Company incorporated
As AB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
2009-02-02
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BONNETT, Geoffrey appointed
secretary
2009-02-02
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BONNETT, Caroline appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BONNETT, Jak (same surname) appointed 2025-04-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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 Austin Bonnett Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Jak Bonnett Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/10/2024

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

Incorporated2009-02-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Parkhurst Green Farm Parkhurst Green Lane

Wakes Colne

Colchester

CO6 2BL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BONNETT, Austin→

director · ~67y · appointed 2011-12-23

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Active

BONNETT, Jak→

director · ~36y · appointed 2025-04-21

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Active

BONNETT, Geoffrey→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-02 · resigned 2011-12-24

Resigned

BONNETT, Caroline→

director · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-02 · resigned 2011-12-24

Resigned

BONNETT, Jordan→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-04 · resigned 2024-10-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-10-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-06