COLLINS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

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SC310065 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£855.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £855,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,289 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£820k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£856k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£950k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£202k£403k£605k£807k£1.0mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£868.4k£879.2k
Current assets£950.0k£1.01M
Cash£819.7k£943.1k
Debtors£119.8k£52.8k
Net assets£855.9k£858.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2019-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-03-29
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    COLLINS, Kirsty resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    COLLINS, Kirsty appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLINS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    COLLINS, Kirsty appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    COLLINS, James appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-12
    ➕
    COLLINS, Kirsty appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Collins
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Kirsty Collins
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/10/2017

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
Incorporated2006-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Unit 5 31, Glebe Street
Renfrew
Renfrewshire
PA4 8UE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COLLINS, Kirsty→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-12
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Active
COLLINS, James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-12
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Active
COLLINS, Kirsty→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-11-01
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Active
COLLINS, Kirsty→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2016-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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address · AD01
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06