ESSJAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

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SC696549 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-22
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
15 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees800800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-09
    WHITE, Ryan resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-07
    WHITE, Ryan appointed
    director
  12. 2022-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ESSJAY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
  14. 2021-04-22
    ROBERTS, Steven James appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven James Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares22/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

15 Macadam Place
South Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA11 4HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTS, Steven James
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-22
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Active
WHITE, Ryan
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-07 · resigned 2024-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-22