ELECTRO INSTALLATIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC052853 · ltd · incorporated 1973-04-10
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£169.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 44.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £169,816
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£170k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£378k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£76k£151k£227k£302k£378kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£181.6k£141.8k
Current assets£377.8k£300.6k
Cash£19.1k£87.1k
Debtors£316.3k£108.2k
Net assets£169.8k£130.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    MCTAGGART, James Alistair appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-19
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    THOMSON, Lorna Anne appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-30
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  6. 2025-10-10
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  7. 2024-10-23
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  8. 2023-10-16
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  9. 2022-07-04
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  10. 2021-10-29
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  11. 2021-01-27
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  12. 2019-10-31
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  13. 2018-10-31
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  14. 2017-06-19
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  15. 2016-10-28
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  16. 2015-11-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-06-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2011-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2002-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2001-09-07
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    COOPER, Gwen Ellen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-03
    ➖
    SCOBIE, Janette Johnson resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-09-03
    ➖
    SCOBIE, James resigned
    director
  24. 2001-09-03
    ➖
    SCOBIE, Janette Johnson resigned
    director
  25. 1989-09-26
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    DEMPSEY, Brian Alwyn resigned
    director
  26. 1985-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1985-04-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1981-09-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1973-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELECTRO INSTALLATIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Hunter Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1973-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

60/62 Whitehall
Maybole
Ayrshire
KA19 7DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

COOPER, Gwen Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-07
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Active
COOPER, James Hunter→
director · ~65y
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Active
MCTAGGART, James Alistair→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-12-19
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Active
THOMSON, Lorna Anne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-12-19
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Active
SCOBIE, Janette Johnson→
secretary · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned
DEMPSEY, Brian Alwyn→
director · resigned 1989-09-26
Resigned
SCOBIE, James→
director · ~95y · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned
SCOBIE, Janette Johnson→
director · ~87y · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/06/2011—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property27/11/200218/01/2011
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property16/04/1985—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property07/09/198112/09/1985
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Recent filings (93 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
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accounts · AA
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22