R. B. WILSON (ELECTRICAL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC072691 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-01

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 45.7y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 45.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	31	32	3200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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2025-10-28
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2025-04-14
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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SKINNER, Graham Cruickshank resigned
director
2024-10-16
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accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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officers · CH01
2024-06-17
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officers · CH01
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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2021-06-14
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2021-01-12
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officers · CH04
2020-08-28
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2019-10-21
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2018-10-30
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2017-10-27
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2016-08-03
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2008-09-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2008-09-12
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JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-09-12
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FRASER & MULLIGAN resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-28
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WILSON, Bryan Patrick appointed
director
2008-03-28
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SKINNER, Graham Cruickshank appointed
director
2008-03-28
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WILSON, Richard Booth resigned
director
2008-02-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-03-14
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FRASER, William Thompson resigned
secretary
2006-03-14
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FRASER & MULLIGAN appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-08-29
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WILSON, Valerie resigned
director
1980-11-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1980-10-01
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Company incorporated
As R. B. WILSON (ELECTRICAL) LIMITED

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 "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

R B Wilson Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R B Wilson Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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R. B. WILSON (ELECTRICAL) LIMITED

This company · SC072691

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
R B Wilson Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1980-10-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

1 East Craibstone Street

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB11 6YQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-24

Last: 2026-07-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILSON, Bryan Patrick→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-28

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Active

FRASER, William Thompson→

secretary · resigned 2006-03-14

Resigned

FRASER & MULLIGAN→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2008-09-12

Resigned

SKINNER, Graham Cruickshank→

director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2025-03-31

Resigned

WILSON, Richard Booth→

director · ~78y · resigned 2008-03-28

Resigned

WILSON, Valerie→

director · ~78y · resigned 1999-08-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	24/09/2008	—
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	07/11/1980	22/02/2008

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-14