SM ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC664232 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees0

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
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. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2020-10-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2020-10-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SM ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2020-06-15
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Leigh appointed
    secretary
  19. 2020-06-15
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Leigh appointed
    director
  20. 2020-06-15
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Steven Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2020-06-15
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Steven Robert David appointed
    director
  22. 2020-06-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Andrew Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/10/2020
Mr Leigh Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Robert David Macdonaldceased 02/10/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

161-167 Rosslyn Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 3HT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MACDONALD, Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-15
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Active
MACDONALD, Leigh→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-06-15
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Active
MACDONALD, Steven Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-06-15
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Active
MACDONALD, Steven Robert David→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-06-15
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-10-20