CALEDONIAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC193616 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£22.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£21.8k£21.2k
Current assets£5.5k£4.4k
Net assets£22.4k£22.1k

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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  2. 2024-12-06
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  3. 2023-11-28
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  4. 2023-02-20
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  5. 2022-11-29
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  6. 2021-12-23
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  7. 2021-02-25
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  8. 2019-11-28
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  9. 2018-11-30
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  10. 2017-11-30
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  11. 2016-11-30
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  12. 2016-02-29
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  13. 2015-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-23
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    BEAR ELLICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2014-07-23
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2014-06-25
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2014-06-25
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    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 1999-10-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 1999-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CALEDONIAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  20. 1999-02-19
    ➕
    GREY, Simon Temple appointed
    director
  21. 1999-02-19
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-02-19
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1999-02-19
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Simon Temple Grey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

5 Findhorn House Dochfour Business Centre
Dochgarroch
Inverness
IV3 8GY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BEAR ELLICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-23
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Active
GREY, Simon Temple→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-19
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Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-02-19 · resigned 2014-06-25
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-19 · resigned 1999-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property05/10/1999—
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Recent filings (85 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05