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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒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 44.8y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 44.8 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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2025-12-19
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MCTAGGART, James Alistair appointed
director
2025-12-19
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THOMSON, Lorna Anne appointed
director
2025-10-30
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2025-10-10
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2024-10-23
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2023-10-16
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2022-07-04
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2021-10-29
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2021-01-27
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2019-10-31
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2018-10-31
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2017-06-19
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2016-10-28
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2015-11-02
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2015-10-28
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2011-06-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-01-18
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Charge satisfied #3
2002-11-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2001-09-07
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COOPER, Gwen Ellen appointed
secretary
2001-09-03
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SCOBIE, Janette Johnson resigned
secretary
2001-09-03
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SCOBIE, James resigned
director
2001-09-03
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SCOBIE, Janette Johnson resigned
director
1989-09-26
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DEMPSEY, Brian Alwyn resigned
director
1985-09-12
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Charge satisfied #1
1985-04-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1981-09-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1973-04-10
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Hunter Cooper Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	21/06/2011	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	27/11/2002	18/01/2011
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/04/1985	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	07/09/1981	12/09/1985

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Recent filings (93 total)

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2025-10-10

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2023-10-16

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2023-10-03

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2022-10-20

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2022-07-04

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2021-10-11

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2021-01-27

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