ACADEMY WHOLESALE ELECTRICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC069019 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£2.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 42.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,211,352
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.1m
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.21M | £2.17M |
| Current assets | £2.40M | £2.37M |
| Cash | £2.15M | £2.13M |
| Debtors | £26.4k | £52.9k |
| Net assets | £2.21M | £2.17M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-04➖RAKHRA, Parminder Kaur resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-04➖RAKHRA, Ajit Singh resigneddirector
- 2008-04-04➖RAKHRA, Parminder Kaur resigneddirector
- 2005-05-26➕RAKHRA, Charanjeev appointeddirector
- 2005-05-26➕RAKHRA, Gurdip appointeddirector
- 2000-04-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2000-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1983-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1983-08-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1979-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY WHOLESALE ELECTRICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charanjeev Rakhra Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Gurdip Rakhra Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated1979-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439
Registered office
41 Nelson Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G5 8DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RAKHRA, Charanjeev→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAKHRA, Gurdip→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAKHRA, Parminder Kaur→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-04-04
RAKHRA, Ajit Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2008-04-04
RAKHRA, Parminder Kaur→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2008-04-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/09/1983 | 07/04/2000 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/08/1983 | 11/04/2000 |
Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24