ARGYLL AND BUTE GREEN ENERGY LTD

💤Zombieactive
04706196 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-20
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35120SIC 35120
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-14
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    DIX, Michael John, Mr. resigned
    director
  18. 2017-03-14
    ➖
    GLOVER, Ross David Hamilton resigned
    director
  19. 2017-03-14
    ➖
    LEWIN, Peter Jonathan resigned
    director
  20. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Sean Russell resigned
    director
  21. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    OLIVE, Michael Pelham Morris appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Sean Russell appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-06
    ➖
    ALLEN, David resigned
    director
  24. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    DIX, Michael John, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    GLOVER, Ross David Hamilton appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-06
    ➕
    LEWIN, Peter Jonathan appointed
    director
  27. 2012-11-16
    ➖
    JONES, Peter Edward Martin resigned
    secretary
  28. 2012-11-16
    ➕
    ALLEN, David appointed
    director
  29. 2012-11-16
    ➖
    ESCARTIN MARTINEZ, Luis Ignacio resigned
    director
  30. 2012-11-16
    ➖
    FIGUEROA GOMEZ DE SALAZAR, Jose Julio resigned
    director
  31. 2009-05-25
    ➕
    ESCARTIN MARTINEZ, Luis Ignacio appointed
    director
  32. 2009-05-25
    ➕
    FIGUEROA GOMEZ DE SALAZAR, Jose Julio appointed
    director
  33. 2009-05-25
    ➖
    LOPEZ DE AGUILETA LOPEZ, Miguel Angel resigned
    director
  34. 2009-05-25
    ➖
    PURAS, Arantzazu Ezpeleta Maria resigned
    director
  35. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    WEST, Harvey Samuel resigned
    director
  36. 2004-01-08
    ➕
    LOPEZ DE AGUILETA LOPEZ, Miguel Angel appointed
    director
  37. 2004-01-08
    ➕
    WEST, Harvey Samuel appointed
    director
  38. 2003-04-24
    ➖
    JONES, Peter Edward Martin resigned
    director
  39. 2003-03-24
    ➖
    BELL, Caroline Jayne resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-03-24
    ➕
    JONES, Peter Edward Martin appointed
    secretary
  41. 2003-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARGYLL AND BUTE GREEN ENERGY LTD
  42. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    BELL, Caroline Jayne appointed
    secretary
  43. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    JONES, Peter Edward Martin appointed
    director
  46. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    PURAS, Arantzazu Ezpeleta Maria appointed
    director
  47. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Michael Pelham Morris Olive
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/03/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Elsley Court
20-22 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 15 resigned)

OLIVE, Michael Pelham Morris→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Caroline Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-03-24
Resigned
JONES, Peter Edward Martin→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-24 · resigned 2012-11-16
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
ALLEN, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-11-16 · resigned 2012-12-06
Resigned
DIX, Michael John, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2017-03-14
Resigned
ESCARTIN MARTINEZ, Luis Ignacio→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-05-25 · resigned 2012-11-16
Resigned
FIGUEROA GOMEZ DE SALAZAR, Jose Julio→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-25 · resigned 2012-11-16
Resigned
GLOVER, Ross David Hamilton→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2017-03-14
Resigned
JONES, Peter Edward Martin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-04-24
Resigned
LEWIN, Peter Jonathan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2017-03-14
Resigned
LOPEZ DE AGUILETA LOPEZ, Miguel Angel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2009-05-25
Resigned
PURAS, Arantzazu Ezpeleta Maria→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2009-05-25
Resigned
WEST, Harvey Samuel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-08 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Sean Russell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (125 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10