DONALDSON ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC399543 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £4,897
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,780 YoY
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£12.2k£21.5k
Current assets£26.9k£29.1k
Cash£10.0k£9.5k
Debtors£16.8k£19.6k
Net assets£4.9k£12.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-08-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-08-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-04-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2011-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DONALDSON ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
  18. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Gregg appointed
    director
  19. 2011-05-16
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Kerry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "DONALDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregg Adam Donaldson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/02/2019

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
Incorporated2011-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

1 Alderfield
Inchmore, Kirkhill
Inverness
Highland
IV5 7QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DONALDSON, Gregg→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active
DONALDSON, Kerry→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-27