ACELECTRIX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07555734 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-08
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-31
Average employees100

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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-31
    ➕
    BROOKS, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-30
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    TS SERVICES (UK) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2021-09-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2013-03-08
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    ALMOND, Barbara Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    THANEJA, Lesley appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    TS SERVICES (UK) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2013-01-01
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    UK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2011-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACELECTRIX LIMITED
  27. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    UK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-03-08
    ➕
    ALMOND, Barbara Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Thaneja
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lesley Thanejaceased 11/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2011-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

6 Hensford Mews
Ashcombe
Dawlish
EX7 0QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BROOKS, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 2025-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THANEJA, Lesley→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TS SERVICES (UK) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
UK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
ALMOND, Barbara Anne→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31