ADE ELECTRICAL SERVICES (BRISTOL) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08193548 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-29
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-47.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,413
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£47k
Current Assets
£42k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.1k |
| Current assets | £41.7k |
| Cash | £2.3k |
| Debtors | £39.4k |
| Net assets | £-47.4k |
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.
See pricing →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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ADE ELECTRICAL SERVICES (BRISTOL) LIMITED
- 2012-08-29➕TYLER, Adrian Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-29➕TYLER, Adrian Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Tyler Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
18 Elmgrove Drive
Yate
Bristol
BS37 5BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TYLER, Adrian Kevin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-29
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TYLER, Adrian Kevin→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-08-29
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Recent filings (29 total)
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2026-05-31
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2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-18