EARTH ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED

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SC296056 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-25
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 Jan 2025
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. 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 (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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees400400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-17
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    WATERSTON, Duncan James resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-18
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  7. 2022-10-13
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  8. 2021-09-15
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  9. 2020-10-19
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  10. 2019-09-02
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  11. 2018-10-03
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  12. 2017-10-01
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  13. 2016-09-05
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  14. 2016-02-08
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  15. 2015-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-03-25
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    WATERSTON, Duncan James appointed
    director
  17. 2010-03-02
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    CAMPBELL, Alexander John resigned
    director
  18. 2008-04-06
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    MARTIN, Michael Shaun resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As EARTH ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  20. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Ross Thomas Granville appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    MARTIN, Michael Shaun appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Alexander John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Thomas Granville Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Duncan James Waterstonceased 17/10/2025· 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
Incorporated2006-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

3 Murieston Lane
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH11 2LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FERGUSON, Ross Thomas Granville→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Michael Shaun→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Alexander John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2010-03-02
Resigned
WATERSTON, Duncan James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19