ELECTRICAL INSPECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06868894 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-03
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£35.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35120
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35130SIC 35130
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,154

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£35k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£35.2k£27.5k
Current assets£66.5k£60.4k
Net assets£35.2k£27.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-15
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Rebecca Margaret appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-15
    ➖
    BAINBRIDGE, Katherine Anne resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-28
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  8. 2023-01-27
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  9. 2022-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-06
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Katherine Anne appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2018-01-25
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  17. 2017-01-29
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  18. 2016-05-14
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  19. 2016-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ELECTRICAL INSPECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Timothy John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    BAINBRIDGE, Thomas Fred appointed
    director
  23. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  24. 2009-04-03
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Fred Bainbridge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35120 — SIC 35120

Registered office

8 Emson Close
Linton
Cambridgeshire
CB21 4NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Timothy John→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-03
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Active
BAINBRIDGE, Rebecca Margaret→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-04-15
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Active
BAINBRIDGE, Thomas Fred→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-03
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Active
BAINBRIDGE, Katherine Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-03 · resigned 2009-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-06