ALEX HILL ELECTRICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08021222 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£28.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £28,911
Cash YoY
+9249%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↑ 9249% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £50.7k | £47.6k |
| Current assets | £76.2k | £39.4k |
| Cash | £18.7k | £200 |
| Debtors | £42.5k | £29.7k |
| Net assets | £28.9k | £14.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-08➕HILL, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-11-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2015-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-30➕HILL, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2012-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX HILL ELECTRICAL LIMITED
- 2012-04-05➕HILL, Alexander Dennis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
48/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-19
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Dennis Hill Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rachel Hill Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140
Registered office
Unit D2 Southgate
Commerce Park
Frome
BA11 2RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HILL, Alexander Dennis→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/10/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-03