101 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10123596 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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: active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 101 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD
  15. 2016-04-14
    MURRAY, James Patrick appointed
    director
  16. 2016-04-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 James Patrick Murray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence14/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

55 Powder Mill Lane
Twickenham
TW2 6EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURRAY, James Patrick
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-04-14
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26