MUNRO ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC388456 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-09
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£24.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,862
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£31.5k£18.1k
Current assets£34.2k£36.8k
Cash£11.6k£8.7k
Debtors£22.6k£28.1k
Net assets£24.9k£11.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2024-02-05
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  4. 2024-02-02
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  5. 2023-11-30
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  6. 2022-10-13
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  7. 2022-10-12
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  8. 2022-09-30
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  9. 2021-09-10
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  10. 2020-11-30
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  11. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-06
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    officers · CH04
  14. 2018-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-05-31
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    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2011-05-31
    ➖
    HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2011-01-13
    ➕
    MUNRO, David appointed
    director
  19. 2011-01-13
    ➖
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MUNRO ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2010-11-09
    ➕
    HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-11-09
    ➕
    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    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 "MUNRO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Munro Group (Aberdeen) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Munro Group (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MUNRO ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC388456

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
Munro Group (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/02/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Conn Ventures Limitedceased 02/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr David Munroceased 03/10/2022· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNRO, David→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2011-05-31
Resigned
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2011-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30