D&B ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08534112 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-17
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£275.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £275,137

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£275k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£55k£110k£165k£220k£275kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£257.0k£130.2k
Current assets£113.3k£103.4k
Net assets£275.1k£150.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-02-15
    ➖
    POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    JONES, Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-01
    ➖
    JONES, Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D&B ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
  23. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    JONES, Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    JONES, Deane 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Deane Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Mckenzie Feeds Unit1 Pitcot Lane
Owslebury
Winchester
SO21 1LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Deane→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2020-02-15
Resigned
JONES, Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2014-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26