ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION COMMISSIONING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC217015 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£36.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 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.

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £36,441
Cash YoY
+319%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↑ 319% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 208% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 438% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-28
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2020-07-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2020-07-21
    SIMPSON, Jake Thomas appointed
    director
  9. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-05-15
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-17
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    address · AD01
  16. 2017-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-01
    ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2001-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION COMMISSIONING SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2001-03-20
    ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-20
    SIMPSON, David Mcleod appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-20
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-03-20
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mcleod Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
5075%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/01/2017
Mrs Tammy Marie Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares10/05/2019

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
Incorporated2001-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

C/O Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park, Tinwald Downs Road
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie
secretary · appointed 2001-03-20
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Tammy Marie
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
SIMPSON, David Mcleod
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-03-20
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Active
SIMPSON, Jake Thomas
director · ~24y · appointed 2020-07-21
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-20 · resigned 2001-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-25