SCT RENEWABLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC256581 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-25
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
11 active PSC(s) of 21 total, 21 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-06-01
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    STEVENSON, Ryan John appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    NAPIER, Ian Ramsay resigned
    director
  18. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2022-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2022-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-08-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2019-06-01
    ➕
    NAPIER, Ian Ramsay appointed
    director
  25. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    SMITH, James Laurence Barclay resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    THOMSON, David Henry resigned
    secretary
  27. 2013-02-21
    ➖
    COOPER, Alastair Thomas James resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-21
    ➕
    SMITH, James Laurence Barclay appointed
    director
  29. 2012-11-30
    ➖
    MANSON, William Henry resigned
    director
  30. 2012-11-30
    ➖
    MILLER, Caroline Helen Janette resigned
    director
  31. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    MILLER, Caroline Helen Janette appointed
    director
  32. 2009-08-05
    ➖
    WISHART, Allan Sinclair resigned
    director
  33. 2007-09-19
    ➕
    WISHART, Allan Sinclair appointed
    director
  34. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    RATTER, William Andrew resigned
    director
  35. 2007-07-01
    ➖
    THOMSON, David Henry resigned
    director
  36. 2006-08-20
    ➖
    THOMSON, Gilbert Dennis resigned
    director
  37. 2006-08-20
    ➖
    THOMSON, Michael Henry resigned
    director
  38. 2006-08-20
    ➖
    WARD, Angus resigned
    director
  39. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    COOPER, Alastair Thomas James appointed
    director
  40. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    MANSON, William Henry appointed
    director
  41. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    RATTER, William Andrew appointed
    director
  42. 2003-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As SCT RENEWABLES LIMITED
  43. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Henry appointed
    secretary
  44. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2003-09-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Henry appointed
    director
  47. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    THOMSON, Gilbert Dennis appointed
    director
  48. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    THOMSON, Michael Henry appointed
    director
  49. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    WARD, Angus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

11 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Graham Turnbull
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2025
Mr James Thomas Nicolson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2023
Mr Robert Neil Risk
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2023
Dr Beth Mouat
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2023
Ewen James Adamson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2022
Aaron Patrick Ferguson
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2022
Susan Marie Gray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2022
Ryan John Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2022
Robert Magnus Leask
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/12/2021
Ryan Charles Leith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/12/2021
Emma Miller
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/12/2021
10 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Margaret Inez Robertsceased 31/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Yvette Claire Hopkinsceased 10/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Kenneth Harrisonceased 31/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ian Ramsay Napierceased 31/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Andrew Boyson Cooperceased 31/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Jolene Margaret Ann Garriockceased 14/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Alan James Ockendonceased 14/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Trustees Of Shetland Charitable Trust From Time To Timeceased 07/12/2021· 75-100% shares · trust interest
  • Ian Ramsay Napierceased 07/12/2021· significant influence
  • James Laurence Barclay Smithceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2003-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

22-24 North Road
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

STEVENSON, Ryan John→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, David Henry→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2003-09-25
Resigned
COOPER, Alastair Thomas James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2013-02-21
Resigned
MANSON, William Henry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned
MILLER, Caroline Helen Janette→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned
NAPIER, Ian Ramsay→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
RATTER, William Andrew→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
SMITH, James Laurence Barclay→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-02-21 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
THOMSON, David Henry→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
THOMSON, Gilbert Dennis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2006-08-20
Resigned
THOMSON, Michael Henry→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2006-08-20
Resigned
WARD, Angus→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2006-08-20
Resigned
WISHART, Allan Sinclair→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2009-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (127 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09