MCTEAR ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC324236 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MCTEAR ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    MCTEAR, Roslyn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    MCTEAR, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-05-23
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-05-23
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-05-23
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCTEAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Brian Mctear
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/05/2017

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
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

9-13 Netherdale Road
Netherton Industrial Estate
Wishaw
ML2 0ER
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCTEAR, Roslyn→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCTEAR, Brian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-23
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-06