CABLECOM ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC229774 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-28
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£368.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £368,274
Net assets shrinking
Down £266,883 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£429k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£368k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£972k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£227k£453k£680k£907k£1.1mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£368.3k£635.2k
Current assets£971.8k£1.13M
Cash£429.4k£504.5k
Debtors£542.4k£629.2k
Net assets£368.3k£635.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    SAYERS, Jim resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-12
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    WILSON, James John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-18
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    JAMIESON, Alan appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-26
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    LAWSON, Graeme James appointed
    director
  14. 2021-10-26
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    LISTER, Jamie appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  20. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-11-16
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    SAYERS, Jim appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-06-01
    ➕
    WILSON, James John appointed
    director
  26. 2002-06-20
    ➖
    BELL, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    BELL, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    BELL, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-04-04
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-04-04
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2002-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CABLECOM ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  33. 2002-03-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-03-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Cablecom Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cablecom Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CABLECOM ELECTRICAL LIMITED
This company · SC229774

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cablecom Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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

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

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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
Incorporated2002-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Abbeyhill
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH8 8EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BELL, Robert Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMIESON, Alan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Graeme James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LISTER, Jamie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
SAYERS, Jim→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-11-16 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
WILSON, James John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-12
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-26