D D ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC393868 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£-7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,381

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£7k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£389
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£6k-£4k-£3k-£1k£422Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£389£422
Current assets£389£422
Net assets£-7.4k£-7.3k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-11-27
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  3. 2024-11-29
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  4. 2023-11-27
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  5. 2022-11-19
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  6. 2021-11-06
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  7. 2020-11-22
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  8. 2019-11-26
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  9. 2018-09-19
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  10. 2017-11-28
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  11. 2016-11-24
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  12. 2016-03-17
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  13. 2015-11-29
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  14. 2015-03-17
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  15. 2014-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As D D ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD
  17. 2011-02-21
    DUNBAR, David James appointed
    director
  18. 2011-02-21
    MONCUR, Nicola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David James Dunbar
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Rosearn Cottage
West Tofts
Stanley
Perthshire
PH1 4QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNBAR, David James
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-02-21
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Active
MONCUR, Nicola
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-21
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26