ENERGY CENTRE SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC395458 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-14

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£200.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £200,648

Net assets shrinking

Down £300 YoY

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£201k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£240k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£200.6k	£200.9k
Current assets	£240.3k	£214.6k
Cash	£2.3k	£2.3k
Debtors	£238.0k	£212.3k
Net assets	£200.6k	£200.9k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-10-15
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2023-11-17
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2022-11-16
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2021-11-05
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2020-11-05
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2019-12-11
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2018-12-18
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2017-12-27
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accounts · AA
2017-09-21
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2017-09-21
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officers · TM01
2017-09-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-09-01
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FISHER, Andrew Foster resigned
director
2016-10-26
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accounts · AA
2016-03-14
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2015-12-11
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2014-03-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-01-07
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BLAIR, David, Mr. resigned
director
2011-04-13
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BLAIR, David, Mr. appointed
director
2011-04-13
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FISHER, Andrew Foster appointed
director
2011-03-14
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Company incorporated
As ENERGY CENTRE SCOTLAND LIMITED
2011-03-14
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MATHER, Christopher Ian appointed
secretary
2011-03-14
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MATHER, Christopher Ian 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Ian Mather Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Foster Fisherceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ACON LIMITED→ SC277386 · est 2004	—	—	£29.0k	—	21y	83	62y
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A & H FLOOR COVERING SPECIALISTS LIMITED→ SC229101 · est 2002	—	—	—	500	24y	82	73y
A.I. TONNAR LIMITED→ SC221253 · est 2001	—	—	£264.5k	—	24y	82	68y
BELL ELECTRICAL GROUP LIMITED→ SC150935 · est 1994	—	—	£990.5k	—	32y	82	79y
BORDER HOMES LTD→ SC388242 · est 2010	—	—	—	1400	15y	82	69y
BUILDING CRAFTSMEN (YEOVIL) LIMITED→ SC104994 · est 1987	—	—	£2.32M	—	39y	82	68y
DONALD C. MCROBERT & SON LIMITED→ SC271631 · est 2004	—	—	£107.3k	—	21y	82	79y
FERRIE HEATING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC356337 · est 2009	—	—	£31.1k	—	17y	82	60y
G & A MACDONALD LIMITED→ SC298295 · est 2006	—	—	£328	—	20y	82	67y
GALLOWAY PLANT HIRE LIMITED→ SC151067 · est 1994	—	—	—	300	32y	82	63y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-03-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

13 Greystone Crescent

Dumfries

DG1 1PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MATHER, Christopher Ian→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-14

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Active

MATHER, Christopher Ian→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-03-14

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Active

BLAIR, David, Mr.→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-04-13 · resigned 2012-01-07

Resigned

FISHER, Andrew Foster→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-13 · resigned 2017-09-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	20/03/2014	—

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