S & C SECURITY AND ELECTRICAL LIMITED

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SC261336 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£30.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 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 (2 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
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,161
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,047 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£30.2k£35.2k
Current assets£36.1k£37.7k
Net assets£30.2k£35.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-10-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-10-13
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    TURNER, Libby Ruth appointed
    secretary
  7. 2022-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-04-06
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-04
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    ALEXANDER, Linda Florence resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-04-04
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    ALEXANDER, Steven John resigned
    director
  17. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2003-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As S & C SECURITY AND ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  22. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    TURNER, Craig Anthony Mcewan appointed
    director
  23. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Linda Florence appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-12-29
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Steven John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Craig Anthony Mcewan Turner
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven John Alexanderceased 04/04/2022· 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
Incorporated2003-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

21 Craigie Loanings
Aberdeen
AB25 2PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TURNER, Libby Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2022-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Craig Anthony Mcewan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDER, Linda Florence→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2003-12-29
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Steven John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-06