CHAPMAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC292562 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£239k£478k£717k£956k£1.2mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets—£1.00M
Current assets—£1.19M
Cash—£718.2k
Debtors—£465.9k
Net assets—£1.00M

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.

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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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-24
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    ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-11-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-05-01
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    ADAMS, Colin appointed
    director
  18. 2005-11-04
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    ADAM, Alison Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2005-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CHAPMAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  20. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Graham Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    ADAM, Alison Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHAPMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Adams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest02/11/2016
Mr Graham Andrew Chapman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest02/11/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Dunvaroch Everton Of Auchry
Cuminestown
Turriff
AB53 5TG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Colin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Graham Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
ADAM, Alison Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2005-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-30