CREATIVE SOLUTIONS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC491827 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,640

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 145% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£28.6k£23.3k
Current assets£38.9k£15.9k
Net assets£24.6k£17.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    GIUDICI, Connor Edward appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-02-11
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2020-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CREATIVE SOLUTIONS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  19. 2014-11-24
    ➕
    SMITH, David John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2019

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
Incorporated2014-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

143 George Street
Dunoon
PA23 8BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GIUDICI, Connor Edward→
director · ~30y · appointed 2026-02-05
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Active
SMITH, David John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-11-24
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27