SDM ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC544790 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£41.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,141
Cash YoY
+161%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53k
↑ 161% YoY
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↑ 165% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£64k£85k£106kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£50.4k£39.6k
Current assets£106.1k£40.0k
Cash£53.4k£20.5k
Debtors£52.7k£19.6k
Net assets£41.1k£25.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-05
    ➕
    GORDON, Stephen appointed
    director
  10. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As SDM ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  15. 2016-09-07
    ➕
    MENMUIR, Stephen David appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen David Menmuir
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75–100%
25–50%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

101 Falkirk Road
Larbert
FK5 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GORDON, Stephen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-05-05
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Active
MENMUIR, Stephen David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-07
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07