KING ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC705490 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2021-08-19
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-08-19
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-08-02
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Company incorporated
As KING ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2021-08-02
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KING, Colin appointed
director
2021-08-02
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-02
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KING" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin King Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/08/2021

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

Incorporated2021-08-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Eilean

Dubh

Mallaig

PH41 4RG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Colin→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-02

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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-04-30

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address

address · AD04

2023-04-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-17

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2021-08-19

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address

address · AD02

2021-08-19

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-08-02

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-08-02