ECS ELECTRICAL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779511 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-26➕HAGGART, Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ECS ELECTRICAL LIMITED
- 2023-08-18➕ANDERSON, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Haggart Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/09/2023 |
Kevin Anderson Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
18 Glenturret Terrace
Perth
PH2 0AR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-08-18
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HAGGART, Russell→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-08-26
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-18