AC GOLD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC344289 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-12
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- 43310Plastering
- 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.8y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 8200 | 6000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-24➖ALLAN, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-06➖DAY, Madeleine resigneddirector
- 2016-02-24➕CAMPBELL, Ruaridh James appointeddirector
- 2016-02-24➕ALLAN, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2016-02-24➖CAMPBELL, Alasdair John resignedsecretary
- 2016-02-24➖CAMPBELL, Alasdair John resigneddirector
- 2016-02-24➕DAY, Madeleine appointeddirector
- 2010-09-01➕CAMPBELL, Alasdair John appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-01➖CAMPBELL, Craig Lyon resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-31➕CAMPBELL, Craig Lyon appointedsecretary
- 2009-12-31➖GORDON, Lynne Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AC GOLD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-06-12➕GORDON, Lynne Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-12➕CAMPBELL, Alasdair John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ac Gold Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ac Gold Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AC GOLD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC344289
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ac Gold Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/05/2018 |
Mr Alasdair John Campbell Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
Unit 11 Back O' Hill Industrial Estate
Stirling
Stirlingshire
FK8 1SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Ruaridh James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLAN, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2017-03-24
CAMPBELL, Alasdair John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2016-02-24
CAMPBELL, Craig Lyon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2010-09-01
GORDON, Lynne Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2009-12-31
CAMPBELL, Alasdair John→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-06-12 · resigned 2016-02-24
DAY, Madeleine→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2017-03-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/07/2021 | 04/10/2023 |
Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17