8 ELECTRICAL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10219337 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,144
Cash YoY
+142%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 142% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£8k£30£8k£15k£23kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£23.7k£21.9k
Current assets£22.8k£17.7k
Cash£8.2k£3.4k
Debtors£14.6k£14.3k
Net assets£-5.1k£-15.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-11-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-20
    ➕
    BATES, Stacey Zoe appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8 ELECTRICAL LTD
  19. 2016-06-07
    ➕
    BATES, Paul Anthony appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-06-07
    ➕
    BATES, Paul Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Anthony Bates
Individual · English · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
50–75%
—50-75% shares07/06/2016
Mrs Stacey Zoe Bates
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/11/2018

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
Incorporated2016-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

1 Brooks Road
Formby
Liverpool
L37 2JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BATES, Paul Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2016-06-07
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BATES, Paul Anthony→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-06-07
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BATES, Stacey Zoe→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-11-20
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-06