HEIGHT & ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC484445 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-15

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£6.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,653

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↑ 1.6% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↑ 89% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£6.7k	£6.5k	£8.4k
Current assets	£8.4k	£4.4k	£6.3k
Net assets	£6.7k	£6.5k	£8.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-16
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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MCFADDEN, Rebecca resigned
director
2020-10-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-01
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MCFADDEN, Paul appointed
director
2014-08-15
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Company incorporated
As HEIGHT & ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS LTD
2014-08-15
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MCFADDEN, Rebecca appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Paul Mcfadden Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Rebecca Irvingceased 15/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-08-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

93 Grant Drive

Forres

Moray

IV36 1FT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCFADDEN, Paul→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-03-01

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Active

MCFADDEN, Rebecca→

director · ~45y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2020-10-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-21

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-01-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-12

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-12-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-10-04

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2021-07-16