ALECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC309608 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-04
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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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-03-12
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  3. 2023-05-23
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  4. 2022-08-04
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  5. 2021-04-08
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  6. 2020-03-19
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  7. 2019-03-12
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  8. 2018-04-04
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  9. 2017-06-01
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  10. 2016-04-18
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  11. 2015-10-05
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  12. 2015-05-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-11-19
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    FLORENCE, Margaret Ann appointed
    secretary
  14. 2014-11-19
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    FLORENCE, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  15. 2014-11-19
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    FLORENCE, Agnes resigned
    secretary
  16. 2014-11-19
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  17. 2014-11-19
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  18. 2014-11-19
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  19. 2006-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALECTRICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  20. 2006-10-04
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    FLORENCE, Alan Christian Dean appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-04
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    FLORENCE, Agnes appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-10-04
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-10-04
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Christian Dean Florence
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

Westby, 64 West High Street
Forfar
Tayside
DD8 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FLORENCE, Margaret Ann→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-19
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Active
FLORENCE, Alan Christian Dean→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-04
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Active
FLORENCE, Margaret Ann→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-19
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Active
FLORENCE, Agnes→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2014-11-19
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-04 · resigned 2006-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
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accounts · AA
2025-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
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accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-10