PURPLE RENEWABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08728852 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£168

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35140

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £168

Net assets shrinking

Down £89 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£168

↓ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£167

↓ 35% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£168	£257
Current assets	£167	£256
Net assets	£168	£257

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2017-10-11
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address · AD01
2016-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-07-27
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2014-10-23
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2014-04-06
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MORTIMER, Nicola Jane appointed
director
2013-10-11
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Company incorporated
As PURPLE RENEWABLES LIMITED
2013-10-11
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GRANT, Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Grant Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Ms Nicola Jane Mortimer Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-10-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

3-2-4 Storey House White Cross Business Park

Lancaster

LA1 4XQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRANT, Richard→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-11

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Active

MORTIMER, Nicola Jane→

director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-06

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