A. SMITH ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09488548 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£333.9k
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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
36 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 £333,941
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,565 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£334k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£502k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£100k£201k£301k£401k£502kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£344.6k£377.1k
Current assets£501.8k£499.6k
Cash—£154.1k
Debtors—£345.5k
Net assets£333.9k£358.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-16
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-11
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    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-12
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-05-12
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  12. 2021-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-13
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    capital · SH06
  14. 2021-03-13
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2020-03-24
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  16. 2020-03-24
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  17. 2020-03-24
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-13
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    HARA, Philippa Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-01
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    HARA, Philippa Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-01
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    HARA, Philippa Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A. SMITH ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    HARA, Philippa Louise 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 "SMITH" — 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Philippa Louise Haraceased 04/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 46 Cranswick Industrial Estate
Driffield
East Yorkshire
YO25 9QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
HARA, Philippa Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned
HARA, Philippa Louise→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
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accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
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accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12