CAPITOL BUILDING & ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

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SC171671 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£182.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £181,971
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,802 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£182k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£198k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£92k£138k£184k£230kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£195.3k£217.2k
Current assets£198.2k£230.0k
Net assets£182.0k£193.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-01-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2013-07-30
    ➖
    PATON, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    JORDAN, Peter John resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    JORDAN, Peter Gerraro appointed
    director
  19. 1999-06-24
    ➖
    JORDAN, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-06-24
    ➕
    PATON, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-06-24
    ➕
    JORDAN, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-24
    ➖
    POLLOCK, Thomas Todd resigned
    director
  23. 1997-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAPITOL BUILDING & ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 1997-01-21
    ➕
    JORDAN, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-01-21
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-01-21
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-01-21
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1997-01-21
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1997-01-21
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Thomas Todd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Gerraro Jordan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

153 Queen Street
First Floor, Front
Glasgow
G1 3BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JORDAN, Peter Gerraro→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-21 · resigned 1999-06-24
Resigned
PATON, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-24 · resigned 2013-07-30
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-21 · resigned 1997-01-21
Resigned
JORDAN, Peter John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-06-24 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-01-21 · resigned 1997-01-21
Resigned
POLLOCK, Thomas Todd→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-01-21 · resigned 1999-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-12