CLADALEMMANUEL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LIMITED

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07262558 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-24
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,845

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Total assets£7.8k—
Current assets£6.3k—
Net assets£7.8k—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2022-02-23
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  6. 2021-04-24
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  7. 2020-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-01-01
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    MAWO, Francis resigned
    director
  10. 2019-06-12
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-06-12
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-06-10
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    MAWO, Francis appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-02
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-10
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  16. 2017-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-06-14
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    HEADLEY, Janine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-06-14
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    HEADLEY, Janine Alicia resigned
    director
  20. 2010-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CLADALEMMANUEL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LIMITED
  21. 2010-05-24
    ➕
    CLAYE, Vidal Emmanuel appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-24
    ➕
    HEADLEY, Janine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-05-24
    ➕
    HEADLEY, Janine Alicia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vidal Emmanuel Claye
Individual · Sierra Leonean · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

155a Stoke Newington Church Street
Basement
London
N16 0UH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CLAYE, Vidal Emmanuel→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEADLEY, Janine→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-24 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned
HEADLEY, Janine Alicia→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-05-24 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned
MAWO, Francis→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-06-10 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-19
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officers · TM01
2020-01-12