INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC422275 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£30.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £30,126

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£84k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£50k£67k£84kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£30.1k£30.1k
Current assets£83.9k£83.9k
Net assets£30.1k£30.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-07-15
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  5. 2022-07-22
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  6. 2021-04-28
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  7. 2020-11-23
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  15. 2020-01-30
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  16. 2019-01-31
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  17. 2018-02-27
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  18. 2013-05-20
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    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2013-03-08
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    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-08-29
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    MURRAY, Carla appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-29
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    MURRAY, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-29
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    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  23. 2012-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  24. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth James Murray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Carla Murray
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-20
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Active
MURRAY, Carla→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-08-29
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Active
MURRAY, Kenneth James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-08-29
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Active
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2012-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-23
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officers · CH01
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