IAN RIDLER ELECTRICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04518683 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£34.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £33,977
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,374 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.2k | £68.6k |
| Current assets | £35.9k | £86.0k |
| Cash | £13.8k | £49.7k |
| Debtors | £12.4k | £26.7k |
| Net assets | £34.0k | £56.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs IAN RIDLER ELECTRICAL LIMITED
- 2002-08-23➕RIDLER, Ian John appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-23➕RIDLER, Andrea Jane appointeddirector
- 2002-08-23➕RIDLER, Ian John appointeddirector
- 2002-08-23➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-23➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-08-23➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-08-23➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RIDLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian John Ridler Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/08/2016 |
Mrs Andrea Jane Ridler Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Andrea Jane Ridlerceased 23/08/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
6 Southgate Crescent
Rodborough
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 3TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
RIDLER, Andrea Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDLER, Ian John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-23
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2002-08-23
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31