DUMFRIES ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC539455 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-04
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-08-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2020-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-23
    ➕
    COPELAND, Charlotte appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUMFRIES ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2016-07-04
    ➕
    COPELAND, Colin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-07-04
    ➕
    COPELAND, Colin appointed
    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

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colin Copeland
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting04/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Cushag
Brasswell
Dumfries
DG1 3JY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COPELAND, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2016-07-04
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Active
COPELAND, Charlotte→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-03-23
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Active
COPELAND, Colin→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-04
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21