CLYDE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

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SC213632 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-11
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£16.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,840
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,950 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£17k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.3k£26.9k
Current assets£25.7k£30.6k
Cash£13.2k£13.4k
Debtors£11.8k£12.7k
Net assets£16.8k£21.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-09-15
    ➖
    GRAHAM, David resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-09-15
    ➖
    GRAHAM, David resigned
    director
  17. 2017-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-09-15
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2000-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  20. 2000-12-11
    ➕
    GRANT, Scott appointed
    director
  21. 2000-12-11
    ➕
    GRAHAM, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-12-11
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-12-11
    ➖
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-12-11
    ➕
    GRAHAM, David appointed
    director
  25. 2000-12-11
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-12-11
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Grant
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sharon Slimmonceased 21/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2000-12-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

7 Dun Cann
Erskine
PA8 7EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GRANT, Scott→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, David→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2017-09-15
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2000-12-11
Resigned
GRAHAM, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2017-09-15
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-11 · resigned 2000-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16