R & B SWITCHGEAR SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC446014 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-42.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 27900SIC 27900
  • 33140SIC 33140
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £42,568

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
Net Worth
-£43k
Current Assets
£330k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-42.6k
Current assets£329.7k
Cash£32.0k
Debtors£269.4k
Net assets£-42.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-11-28
    ➖
    ROWLAND, Lewis Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    BESWICK, Max Elliott appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    ROWLAND, Lewis Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As R & B SWITCHGEAR SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LTD
  21. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    BESWICK, Mark Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

R & B Switchgear Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
R & B Switchgear Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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R & B SWITCHGEAR SERVICES (ABERDEEN) LTD
This company · SC446014

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
R & B Switchgear Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

Unit 7 Pitmedden Road
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0DT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BESWICK, Mark Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BESWICK, Max Elliott→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLAND, Lewis Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2018-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31