A C ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08920591 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£225.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.0y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £225,578
Net assets shrinking
Down £193 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£95k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£226k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£257k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£51k£103k£154k£206k£257kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£399.7k£417.0k
Current assets£257.5k£222.9k
Cash£95.4k£83.1k
Debtors£118.1k£99.8k
Net assets£225.6k£225.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-10-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  8. 2022-05-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-05-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2022-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-08-28
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    CROASDALE, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A C ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
  20. 2014-03-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-04
    ➕
    WINSTANLEY, Craig appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Gordon Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Craig Winstanley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

Unit 1 Guest House Farm Runshaw Lane
Euxton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CROASDALE, Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-08-28
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Active
SMITH, Gordon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-03-04
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Active
WINSTANLEY, Craig→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-04
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/10/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/05/2022—
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15