DON ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC203191 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
£64.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £64,175

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£51k£64kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£64.6k£47.5k
Current assets£58.2k£42.6k
Net assets£64.2k£46.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-12
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    BENZIE, William resigned
    director
  11. 2022-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-07-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-07-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-07-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2020-06-27
    ➖
    BENZIE, William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-04-10
    ➖
    BENZIE, Margo Bryce resigned
    director
  22. 2020-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-03-30
    ➖
    MANN, Ross resigned
    director
  24. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    BENZIE, Jamie Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    BENZIE, William appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    MANN, Ross appointed
    director
  27. 2001-01-06
    ➖
    MUNRO, Andria resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    BENZIE, William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DON ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    MUNRO, Andria appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-01-21
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    BENZIE, Margo Bryce appointed
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Charles Benzie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Wiliam Benzieceased 01/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mrs Margo Bryce Benzieceased 01/07/2020· 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
Incorporated2000-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

Workshop 1 Granitehill Enterprise Centre
Granitehill Road
Aberdeen
AB16 7AX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BENZIE, Jamie Charles→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENZIE, William→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2020-06-27
Resigned
MUNRO, Andria→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2001-01-06
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2000-01-21
Resigned
BENZIE, Margo Bryce→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2020-04-10
Resigned
BENZIE, William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2022-04-12
Resigned
MANN, Ross→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2020-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-11