ION ELECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC563562 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,027

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£5k-£2k£1k£4k£7kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£-5.8k
Current assets£7.0k
Cash£2.1k
Debtors£3.6k
Net assets£-8.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-09
    ALLARDICE, Alan Stephen resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-12-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-09-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ION ELECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  20. 2017-04-19
    RAMSAY, David appointed
    director
  21. 2017-04-19
    ALLARDICE, Alan Stephen 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Ramsay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Stephen Allardiceceased 09/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

40/42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RAMSAY, David
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-19
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Active
ALLARDICE, Alan Stephen
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-19 · resigned 2021-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14