CDC ELECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC648604 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,376
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,432 YoY
Cash YoY
+5683%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 5683% YoY
Net Worth
-£28k
↓ 266% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£28k-£15k-£951£13k£26k£40kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-10.5k£39.2k
Current assets£40.2k£14.3k
Cash£20.1k£347
Debtors£19.1k£4.5k
Net assets£-28.4k£17.1k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-03-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-03-01
    CAMPBELL, Callum David appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-01
    CAMPBELL, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CDC ELECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LTD
  21. 2019-12-02
    CAMPBELL, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2019-12-02
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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.)

Group structure

Infinity Group (Strichen) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Infinity Group (Strichen) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CDC ELECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LTD
This company · SC648604

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Infinity Group (Strichen) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Callum David Campbellceased 23/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Claire Louise Campbellceased 01/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

21 Denmark Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9EY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Callum David
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-03-01
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Active
CAMPBELL, Claire Louise
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01