A&C ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
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: 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A&C ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2017-02-20➕KILLILEA, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20➕WALSH, Craig Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Andrew Walsh Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 20/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Construction · WA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 MURIESTON ROAD LIMITED→ 14255425 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 SPEC REDEVELOPMENTS/MAINTENANCE LTD.→ 07355451 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 21 DBRI LIMITED→ 12680073 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3 DEGREES OF DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 14432488 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 47 WILTON LIMITED→ 14989181 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 8 MOORGATE GP LTD→ 07819353 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 8 MOORGATE NOMINEE LTD→ 07824244 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A C CONCEPTS LIMITED→ 07225762 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| A1 ROOF REPAIRS LTD→ 15742701 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AACB ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 16918020 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAJ ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 10067036 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AB BUILDING & ELECTRICAL LTD→ 04600297 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.