AC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC621673 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-19
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-06-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2023-06-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-04-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-03-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED
  9. 2019-02-19
    COCHRANE, Alastair appointed
    director
  10. 2019-02-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-06-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair Cochrane
Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/02/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

11 Helmsdale Drive
Paisley
PA2 0PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

COCHRANE, Alastair
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-02-19
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-06-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-04-11
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-02-19