SCORE ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC259376 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-17

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 22.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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mortgage · MR01
2025-10-31
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
2025-10-08
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accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-15
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-10-14
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-08
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
2024-09-12
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officers · TM01
2024-09-11
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WELSH, Colin Ian resigned
director
2023-10-02
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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officers · AP01
2023-01-16
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MITCHELL, Frank Douglas appointed
director
2022-09-07
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accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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officers · AP01
2022-08-18
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officers · AP01
2022-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18
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officers · TM01
2022-08-18
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officers · AP01
2022-08-09
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DUNN, Nicholas Alexander appointed
director
2022-08-09
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MCROBBIE, Anita appointed
director
2022-08-09
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STEIN, Paul David appointed
director
2022-08-09
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CHEYNE, Ian Mcgregor resigned
director
2022-08-05
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BROWN, Julia Mary resigned
director
2022-05-19
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officers · TM01
2022-05-05
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RONALDSON, Gordon resigned
director
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
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accounts · AA01
2020-10-28
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officers · AP01
2020-10-21
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officers · AP01
2020-10-14
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RONALDSON, Gordon appointed
director
2020-10-14
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WELSH, Colin Ian appointed
director
2020-05-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (as Security Agent)
2020-02-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-02-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-02-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-01-31
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MELHUISH, Calum Owen resigned
director
2018-01-31
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IRVINE, Hugh Alexander resigned
director
2017-06-28
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RITCHIE, Charles Buchan resigned
director
2017-03-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-03-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-03-08
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2017-03-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2017-03-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2015-10-02
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BROWN, Julia Mary appointed
director
2015-10-02
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MELHUISH, Calum Owen appointed
director
2014-10-02
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BURGESS, Gary Paul resigned
director
2014-07-01
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MCCLARE, Andrew resigned
director
2014-03-21
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ADAM, Robin Gammie resigned
director
2014-01-01
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MCROBBIE, Anita appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Score Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Score Group Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SCORE ENERGY LIMITED

This company · SC259376

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Score Group Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2003-11-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Ian M. Cheyne Building Glen Test Facility

Wellbank

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

AB42 3GL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-01-02

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17