AMP ELECTRICAL (CARLISLE) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08381365 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£55.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £55,040
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£55k
Current Assets
£105k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.1k |
| Current assets | £105.4k |
| Net assets | £55.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AMP ELECTRICAL (CARLISLE) LIMITED
- 2013-01-30➕PLATTON, William Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Michael Platton Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Christine Platton Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Michael Plattonceased 19/10/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2013-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
Unit 4 Waterloo Foundry
Lancaster Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
PLATTON, William Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-30
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-19