DC Electrical

What DC Electrical does

DC Group (legal entity DC (Cheltenham) Ltd, also referenced in source material as DC Electrical) is a UK specialist electrical and data contracting firm headquartered in Cheltenham, founded in 2011 and operating as a private limited company. The company delivers three core service lines — electrical installation, data installation, and electrical safety testing — to enterprise and public-sector clients across three verticals: Office & Commercial, Cyber & Defence, and Schools & Educational. Its data installation practice spans copper and fibre optic cabling, data centre fit-outs, splicing, and rack suites, with in-house Fluke testing equipment and a 25-year manufactured-backed warranty delivered via Excel Cabling Partner accreditation. The electrical safety testing line covers EICR, in-service PAT testing (the firm cites circa 2,000+ items tested weekly), and thermal imaging surveys for non-intrusive inspection of live systems. A proprietary custom 3D-printed LED insert/diffuser solution is used in lighting retrofit work for schools and commercial estates.

The company runs a project-based, quote-driven services model with no public pricing or subscription tiers. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: each project is assigned a dedicated Contract Manager, and enquiries flow via phone, WhatsApp, website form, and direct email. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm's customer roster includes Starbucks UK (approximately 30 store installations over three years), Babcock, G4S, BT, Iress, Bigdug, Cotswold Airport, and named schools (Bournside, All Saints Academy, QA Swindon, Holmleigh Park High School). It holds a dense credential stack — NIC EIC Approved Contractor, ECA Registered Member, Cyber Essentials, Safe Contractor (SSIP), ICO Data Protection registration, Environment Agency Waste Carrier licence, and JOSCAR defence/aerospace registration — alongside DBS Enhanced-cleared and JSP-compliant engineers, which collectively enable access to defence, public sector, and regulated commercial work.

Name

DC Electrical

Legal name

DC (Cheltenham) Ltd

Website

https://dcgroup.uk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DC Group is a UK specialist electrical and data contracting firm serving commercial, defence/MoD, and educational clients with installation, safety testing, and copper/fibre network infrastructure services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical and Data Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

Keywords

• Electrical contracting services
• Data network installation
• Electrical safety testing
• Commercial electrical services
• Fibre optic cabling

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheltenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electrical Installation Services: Project-based electrical installation services for commercial clients including full electrical distribution, power outlets, smart lighting, and containment solutions. Serves offices, schools, retail, and government departments.
2. Data Installation Services: Full data network infrastructure including copper and fibre optic cabling, data centre fit-outs, rack installations, and splicing services. Provides 25-year guarantees on installations.
3. Electrical Safety Testing: Electrical safety testing services including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR), in-service PAT testing, and thermal imaging surveys. Regular compliance testing engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DC Electrical is a specialist electrical and data contracting company that designs, installs, and tests commercial electrical distribution systems, copper and fibre optic data network infrastructure, and provides electrical safety compliance testing (EICR, PAT, thermal imaging) for clients across the UK. Services are delivered by in-house teams of qualified electrical and data engineers with a 25-year guarantee on data installations and are targeted at office/commercial, defence, and educational sector clients.

Product overview

DC Group is a specialist Electrical and Data Contracting company offering three core service categories: Electrical Installation, Electrical Safety Testing, and Data Installation. These services are delivered across three key sectors: Office & Commercial, Cyber & Defence, and Schools & Educational. The company provides end-to-end solutions from design and installation through to compliance testing and maintenance, serving clients ranging from retail chains like Starbucks to government defence contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Installation Full electrical installation services including electrical distribution, final circuit power outlets, smart lighting, and complete containment solutions, delivered by in-house qualified electrical engineers for commercial properties, schools, and government facilities across the UK.
• Data Installation Full data network infrastructure solutions covering copper and fibre optic cabling, data centre fit-outs, rack installations, fibre splicing, and testing, supported by a 25-year manufacturer-backed guarantee through Excel Cabling Partner status.
• Electrical Safety Testing Comprehensive electrical safety testing services including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR), in-service portable appliance testing (PAT), and non-intrusive thermal imaging surveys to support statutory duty compliance.
• Office & Commercial Sector Services Sector-specific delivery of electrical and data installation services for commercial clients, covering office fit-outs, shop fits, data centre fit-outs, retail rollouts, developments, and LED lighting upgrades with named clients including Starbucks UK and QA Swindon.
• Cyber & Defence Sector Services Sector-specific electrical and data contracting services for Defence, MoD, and cyber sector clients in sensitive environments, with JSP standards compliance, JOSCAR registration, and security cleared staff.
• Schools & Educational Sector Services Sector-specific electrical testing, IT and network installation, PAT testing, maintenance, and energy efficiency upgrades for educational institutions, delivered by DBS Enhanced cleared staff with named clients including Bournside School, All Saints Academy, and Holmleigh Park High School.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 Starbucks UK installations completed in 3 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Excel Cabling PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccredited cabling partners with Excel, one of the UK's leading Data and Network suppliers. ECPs are able to provide the comprehensive 25-year warranty for copper, fibre, voice and rack installations.
• COCO+minorOthersAffiliated with COCO+ for the fuelling of all company vehicles, ensuring offset of a minimum 101% of all CO2 output from burning fossil fuels in the vehicle fleet.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitie: Large UK facilities services and engineering group whose electrical installation, compliance testing and data services overlap with DC Group's offering, though as part of a much broader facilities management portfolio rather than DC's niche contractor focus.
• Schneider Electric: Global electrical equipment, power distribution and building automation provider whose products underpin many of the systems DC Group installs - a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities across electrical distribution and energy management.
• Legrand: Global manufacturer of wiring devices, cable management and data centre infrastructure whose products are installed in commercial electrical and data cabling projects similar to those DC Group delivers - broad overlap as an upstream equipment incumbent.
• SSE Enterprise: Infrastructure services arm of SSE plc delivering electrical contracting, data cabling and facilities services to UK commercial and public-sector customers - a much larger enterprise peer with overlapping capabilities but national scale.
• Eaton: Global power management company manufacturing electrical distribution, protection and wiring devices used in commercial buildings - a broad incumbent supplying much of the underlying equipment in DC Group's installations.

Direct peers

• Dodd Group: UK mechanical and electrical contracting specialist with regional offices across England delivering electrical installation, testing and maintenance for commercial, education and public-sector clients - a directly comparable mid-market M&E services peer.
• Marshall-Tufflex: UK manufacturer and supplier of cable management solutions, trunking and wiring systems used in commercial electrical installations - comparable on the building electrical infrastructure side of DC Group's product mix.
• Clarkson Electrical Services: Independent UK electrical contracting firm providing commercial installation, testing and maintenance services to retail, education and government clients - a comparable regional electrical contractor with similar service mix.
• NG Bailey: One of the UK's largest independent M&E (mechanical and electrical) contractors, providing electrical installation, data cabling and building services to commercial, defence and public-sector clients - the closest large-scale analogue to DC Group's full electrical-plus-data offering.

Emerging players

• Computacenter: UK-headquartered IT infrastructure integrator with data centre build-out, structured cabling and networking services that partially overlap with DC Group's data installation and data centre fit-out business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dc_electrical
• Facebookfacebook.com/DCElectrical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dc-electrical

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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