A BINNS ELECTRICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09082764 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-12
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,333

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£134k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£37.3k
Current assets£134.1k
Cash£7.6k
Debtors£126.6k
Net assets£1.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-06-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2019-01-02
    ➖
    BINNS, Joanne Marie resigned
    director
  21. 2017-01-16
    ➕
    BINNS, Joanne Marie appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A BINNS ELECTRICAL LTD
  23. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    BINNS, Ashley 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BINNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Ashley Binns
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joanne Marie Binnsceased 13/04/2026· 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
Incorporated2014-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Turnpike House
1208/1210 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BINNS, Ashley→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-12
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Active
BINNS, Joanne Marie→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-01-16 · resigned 2019-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29