DEMPSEY ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC522968 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-21
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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 £2,481
Cash YoY
+337%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 337% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£27.3k£33.0k
Current assets£50.1k£23.3k
Cash£16.1k£3.7k
Debtors£31.9k£17.6k
Net assets£2.5k£1.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-08
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    DEMPSEY, Julie appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DEMPSEY ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
  20. 2015-12-21
    ➕
    DEMPSEY, Darrin 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 "DEMPSEY" — 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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
Mrs Julie Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/08/2025
Mr Darrin Dempsey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/12/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEMPSEY, Darrin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-21
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Active
DEMPSEY, Julie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-08
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15