ADB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (SOUTH WALES) LTD

💤Zombieactive
14217742 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-30
    DAVID, Jamie resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADB ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (SOUTH WALES) LTD
  10. 2022-07-06
    DAVID, Grant Scott appointed
    director
  11. 2022-07-06
    DAVID, Jamie appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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 Grant Scott David
Individual · Welsh · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Davidceased 30/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

12a Jubilee Crescent
Bridgend
CF31 3AY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAVID, Grant Scott
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-07-06
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Active
DAVID, Jamie
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-07-06 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-06