ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION COMMISSIONING SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.0k | £14.1k |
| Current assets | £48.7k | £9.1k |
| Cash | £36.9k | £8.8k |
| Debtors | £11.8k | £239 |
| Net assets | £36.4k | £11.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-21➕SIMPSON, Jake Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-01➕ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie appointeddirector
- 2001-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION COMMISSIONING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2001-03-20➕ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-20➕SIMPSON, David Mcleod appointeddirector
- 2001-03-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-20➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Mcleod Simpson Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/01/2017 |
Mrs Tammy Marie Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
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