L.S. ELECTRICAL SERVICES (ANNAN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC443259 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-20
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs L.S. ELECTRICAL SERVICES (ANNAN) LIMITED
- 2013-02-20➕SMITH, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-02-20➕SMITH, Lorraine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Anthony Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lorraine Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Registered office
Dalton Burn
Dalton
Lockerbie
DG11 1DT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-20
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SMITH, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-20
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03