APH ELECTRICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09793215 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-24
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-06
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As APH ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  15. 2015-09-24
    HEINEMANN, Ashley Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2015-09-24
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  17. 2015-09-24
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  18. 2015-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2015-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Ashley Paul Heinemann
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares25/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Winterton House
High Street
Westerham
TN16 1AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HEINEMANN, Ashley Paul
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-24
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Active
DAVIS, Andrew Simon
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-24 · resigned 2015-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26