AITKEN ELECTRICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC064332 · ltd · incorporated 1978-03-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-08-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-24➕AITKEN, Colin Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-10-24➕AITKEN, Ross Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2017-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-12-25➖AITKEN, Maureen Prentice resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-25➖AITKEN, Maureen Prentice resigneddirector
- 1978-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AITKEN ELECTRICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AITKEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aitkens Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aitkens Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AITKEN ELECTRICS LIMITED
This company · SC064332
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aitkens Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Quentin Aitkenceased 30/06/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25500 — SIC 25500
Registered office
Aitken Electrics Ltd 5 Mathieson Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
Scotland
G73 1BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
AITKEN, Colin Peter→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-10-24
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Active
AITKEN, Ross Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-24
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AITKEN, Maureen Prentice→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-12-25
AITKEN, Maureen Prentice→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2012-12-25
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-08-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-08-10