AMPULSE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08832006 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-06
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 2026
Net worth
£-26.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,635

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£27k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£632
↑ 710% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£27k-£21k-£16k-£10k-£5k£632Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-26.6k£-26.7k
Current assets£632£78
Net assets£-26.6k£-26.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-10-22
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  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-26
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    LOWINGS, Dawn resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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  8. 2022-09-22
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-08-19
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  10. 2021-01-19
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  11. 2019-10-29
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  12. 2018-11-26
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  13. 2017-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPULSE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-01-06
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    LOWINGS, Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    LOWINGS, Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Lowings
Individual · South African · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Laxmi Station Road
Wem
Shrewsbury
SY4 5BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LOWINGS, Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWINGS, Dawn→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2024-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19