OBAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC049141 · ltd · incorporated 1971-09-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 52.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 52.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 52.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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  3. 2025-12-11
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  6. 2022-12-13
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  7. 2022-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-31
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    FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-11
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  13. 2019-11-11
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  14. 2018-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2016-07-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2015-04-01
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    THOMSON, Craig Alexander appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-06-12
    ➖
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-12-13
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    MACPHERSON, Angus Joseph appointed
    director
  24. 2010-12-11
    ➖
    DUNLOP, Alexander John resigned
    director
  25. 2004-05-25
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-05-25
    ➕
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-12-31
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-12
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson appointed
    director
  31. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    ARTHUR, John Blackie resigned
    director
  32. 1995-09-29
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    ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-09-29
    ➖
    SENIOR, Moira resigned
    secretary
  34. 1995-09-29
    ➖
    SENIOR, Moira resigned
    director
  35. 1973-08-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  36. 1971-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As OBAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Fes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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OBAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC049141

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
Fes Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Forth Holdings Limitedceased 01/02/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1971-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Scotia House
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

THOMSON, Craig Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-12
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Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers→
director · ~84y
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Active
MACPHERSON, Angus Joseph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-12-13
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Active
ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-31 · resigned 2004-05-25
Resigned
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
SENIOR, Moira→
secretary · resigned 1995-09-29
Resigned
WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
ARTHUR, John Blackie→
director · ~99y · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
DUNLOP, Alexander John→
director · ~76y · resigned 2010-12-11
Resigned
FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
SENIOR, Moira→
director · ~89y · resigned 1995-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/07/2016—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property13/08/197327/09/2016
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Recent filings (137 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04