SHORE ENERGY (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC211625 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

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

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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 (26 events)Click to expand

2025-08-26
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2024-05-01
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2023-04-27
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2022-08-22
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2021-03-18
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2020-07-30
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2019-03-18
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2018-09-05
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2017-09-20
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accounts · AA
2016-10-06
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officers · AP03
2016-10-06
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officers · TM02
2016-10-01
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LAMOND, Bruce Alexander appointed
secretary
2016-10-01
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COWPER, David Murray resigned
secretary
2016-09-08
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accounts · AA
2015-10-12
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-09
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accounts · AA
2014-10-08
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annual-return · AR01
2009-12-08
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CONACHER, Gary appointed
director
2009-12-08
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HOWIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret appointed
director
2003-09-24
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CAMPBELL, James Bell resigned
secretary
2003-09-24
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COWPER, David Murray appointed
secretary
2000-10-04
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Company incorporated
As SHORE ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
2000-10-04
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HOWIE, Simon Macpherson appointed
director
2000-10-04
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CAMPBELL, James Bell appointed
secretary
2000-10-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-10-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

Strata Group Holdings (Scotland) Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Strata Group Holdings (Scotland) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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SHORE ENERGY (UK) LIMITED

This company · SC211625

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Strata Group Holdings (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity	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

Incorporated2000-10-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Findony

Muckhart Road

Dunning

Perthshire

PH2 0RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LAMOND, Bruce Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-01

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Active

CONACHER, Gary→

director · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-08

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Active

HOWIE, Karen Elizabeth Margaret→

director · ~61y · appointed 2009-12-08

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Active

HOWIE, Simon Macpherson→

director · ~59y · appointed 2000-10-04

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Active

CAMPBELL, James Bell→

secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2003-09-24

Resigned

COWPER, David Murray→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2016-10-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-10-04

Resigned

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