AB ELECTRICAL DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL LIMITED

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07686109 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£104
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £104
Net assets shrinking
Down £315 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£104
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£43k£57k£71kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£11.1k£30.7k
Current assets£62.2k£71.2k
Net assets£104£419

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AB ELECTRICAL DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL LIMITED
  18. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Anna Natalie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Andrew Phillip appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-28
    ➖
    WARMISHAM, Barry Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Phillip Brown
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting28/06/2017

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
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

The Old Red Lion Ivy Lane
Elton
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 2BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Anna Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-28
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Active
BROWN, Andrew Phillip→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-06-28
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Active
WARMISHAM, Barry Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2011-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-30