A. SANDERSON ELECTRICAL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC321000 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-13
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95220Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    SANDERSON, Victoria Jane appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-04-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-08-10
    ➖
    BASNETT, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. SANDERSON ELECTRICAL LTD.
  20. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    BASNETT, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-04-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-04-13
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Sanderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Victoria Sandersonceased 31/05/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

5 South Gyle Crescent Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 9EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SANDERSON, Victoria Jane→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASNETT, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2009-08-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14