AB ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £1.2k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £16.0k | £16.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AB ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-01-22➕KHAN, Imran appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-22➕KHAN, Imran appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Imran Khan Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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