JUNO ENERGY LTD

💤Zombieactive
05696030 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-02
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£84.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Resolve: 3 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£85k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£64k£97k£129k£161kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£96.7k£58.5k
Current assets£160.9k£123.1k
Net assets£84.5k£43.8k

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-21
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  7. 2022-11-21
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  8. 2022-11-21
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  9. 2022-11-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2022-03-22
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  11. 2022-03-22
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  12. 2022-03-22
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  13. 2022-03-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-29
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  16. 2021-03-11
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  17. 2021-03-11
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  18. 2021-03-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-06-26
    MASTERS, Ian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-06-26
    MASTERS, Ian resigned
    director
  22. 2007-03-12
    MASTERS, Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JUNO ENERGY LTD
  24. 2006-02-02
    ORME, James Alexander Cameron, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2006-02-02
    MASTERS, Ian appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 high ·
3 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-11-21: legacy; 2022-03-22: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alexander Cameron Orme
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ORME, James Alexander Cameron, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-02-02
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Active
MASTERS, Ian
secretary · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
MASTERS, Ian
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-12 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
legacy
capital · SH20
2022-11-21
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-11-21
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-21
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-03-22
legacy
capital · SH20
2022-03-22