COMMERCIAL TRADE SERVICE ELECTRICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
08941066 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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  2. 2026-01-23
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  3. 2025-12-29
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  4. 2025-09-29
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  5. 2025-09-08
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  7. 2025-09-05
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  8. 2025-05-22
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  9. 2025-05-22
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  10. 2025-05-22
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  11. 2025-02-18
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  12. 2024-10-09
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  13. 2024-09-30
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  14. 2024-03-29
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  15. 2022-12-31
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  16. 2022-03-14
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  17. 2021-12-31
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  18. 2021-04-01
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  19. 2020-06-30
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    VERSCHUREN, Chris resigned
    director
  20. 2020-06-30
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  21. 2016-11-14
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    VERSCHUREN, Chris appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMERCIAL TRADE SERVICE ELECTRICAL LTD
  23. 2014-03-17
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    MULLEY, Daniel Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Richard Mulley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chris Verschurenceased 14/11/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Cts House Unit 10 Lea Park Trading Estate
Millicent Road
London
E10 7LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MULLEY, Daniel Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-17
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Active
VERSCHUREN, Chris→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-14 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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2026-01-23
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2026-01-23
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2025-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-08
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2025-09-05
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accounts · AAMD
2025-05-22
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2025-05-22
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2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30