A.E. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

08073279 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£253.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £253,448

Net assets shrinking

Down £13,375 YoY

Cash YoY

+67%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£183k

↑ 67% YoY

Net Worth

£253k

↓ 5.0% YoY

Current Assets

£183k

↑ 9.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£253.4k	£266.8k
Current assets	£183.0k	£167.2k
Cash	£183.0k	£109.3k
Debtors	—	£2.9k
Net assets	£253.4k	£266.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-06-13
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2024-09-24
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2023-06-06
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2022-09-22
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2021-04-09
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accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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2019-12-06
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accounts · AA
2018-07-13
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accounts · AA
2018-02-09
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officers · AP01
2018-02-01
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EDWARDS, Meagan June appointed
director
2017-05-16
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accounts · AA
2016-05-05
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2016-04-07
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2015-08-20
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2015-04-28
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2012-05-17
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Company incorporated
As A.E. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LTD
2012-05-17
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MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-05-17
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EDWARDS, Adrian George appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian George Edwards Individual · English · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2016

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

Incorporated2012-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Staffordshire Knot

Pinfold Street

Darlaston

West Midlands

WS10 8TE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-17

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EDWARDS, Adrian George→

director · ~55y · appointed 2012-05-17

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EDWARDS, Meagan June→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-02-01

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