ALLIED ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC166277 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,072

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£101k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£14.1k—
Current assets£101.1k—
Net assets£14.1k—
Average employees—200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1996-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED
  18. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    REILLY, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    REILLY, Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1996-06-13
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1996-06-13
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1996-06-13
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1996-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

63 Wilson Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 4QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

REILLY, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-13
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Active
REILLY, Patrick→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-06-13
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Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-13 · resigned 1996-06-13
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-13 · resigned 1996-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15