EASY ELECTRICAL EDINBURGH LTD.

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SC390711 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-22
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
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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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-01
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    LEMMON, Ian resigned
    director
  10. 2020-01-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-01-01
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-01-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2010-12-23
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    DAVIS, Bryan John appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-23
    ➕
    LEMMON, Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2010-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EASY ELECTRICAL EDINBURGH LTD.
  20. 2010-12-22
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-12-22
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-12-22
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-22
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-22
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2010-12-22
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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 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 15 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 Bryan John Davis
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Lemmonceased 01/01/2020· 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
Incorporated2010-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

14 Findlay Grove
Edinburgh
EH7 6HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIS, Bryan John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2010-12-22
Resigned
LEMMON, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-12-23 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2010-12-22
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2010-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-05