A & E ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14493881 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£334
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £334
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£334
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 167% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £10.7k |
| Current assets | £95.5k | £35.8k |
| Net assets | £334 | £317 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-01➖APPLEBY, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕CARASH, Cameron Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➕APPLEBY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED
- 2022-11-18➕YOUNG, Andrew Donald appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Donald Young Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 6M FAM LTD→ 13930021 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A&O CLOTHING LTD→ 15100512 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PLUMBING SUPPLIES (CAM) LTD→ 15671683 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PLUMBING SUPPLIES (FARINGDON) LIMITED→ 08543269 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| ACTIVE PLUMBING SUPPLIES (WELLINGTON) LTD→ 15471296 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PLUMBING SUPPLIES (WITNEY) LIMITED→ 12773970 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADJ TRADING LIMITED→ 11325131 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGRIPLANT SALES AND LEASING LTD→ 16507513 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALACHEY TRADING LTD→ 17053564 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALANS COTSWOLD KRAYS LIMITED→ 16660582 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
Unit 5 Westmead Industrial Estate
Westmead
Swindon
SN5 7YT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CARASH, Cameron Colin→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, Andrew Donald→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-11-18
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APPLEBY, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-06-01 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-18