BROUGHTY ELECTRICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC556395 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-02
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
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. 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: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    MCROBBIE, Portia Mclevy resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-04-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-01-10
    ➕
    MCROBBIE, Portia Mclevy appointed
    director
  16. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BROUGHTY ELECTRICAL LTD
  19. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    MCROBBIE, Jamie appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

15 Elcho Drive
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCROBBIE, Jamie→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active
MCROBBIE, Portia Mclevy→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16