CLAYMORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC318188 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£77.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £77,182

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£85k
Net Worth
£77k
Current Assets
£168k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£67k£101k£135k£168kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£77.2k—
Current assets£168.5k—
Cash£85.4k—
Debtors£80.1k—
Net assets£77.2k—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    BIRSS, Raymond appointed
    director
  18. 2007-03-22
    ➖
    ADAM, Alison Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2007-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLAYMORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    HOPE, David appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    HOPE, Lindsey appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    ADAM, Alison Margaret appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hope
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest09/03/2017
Mr Raymond Birss
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest09/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

25a Market Place
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 3PU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-09

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRSS, Raymond→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, Lindsey→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAM, Alison Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-22