AB ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC557515 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£138
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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 £138
Net assets shrinking
Down £45 YoY
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£138
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £1.5k |
| Current assets | £17.3k | £28.2k |
| Cash | £3.4k | £5.2k |
| Debtors | £13.9k | £23.0k |
| Net assets | £138 | £183 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-15📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-08-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-01➖BATCHELOR, Jamie resigneddirector
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AB ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2017-02-13➕BATCHELOR, Allan appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13➕BATCHELOR, Isabella appointeddirector
- 2017-02-13➕BATCHELOR, Jamie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Allan Batchelor Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/02/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
16 Sneddon Place Airth
Falkirk
FK2 8GH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BATCHELOR, Allan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATCHELOR, Isabella→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATCHELOR, Jamie→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2021-02-01
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-08-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25