SCORE TURBINES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC279851 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
72 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.

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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  7. 2021-09-29
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  8. 2021-09-29
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2021-02-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-12-24
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    MCROBBIE, Anita appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-06-08
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    RITCHIE, Nelson Alexander resigned
    director
  14. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-11-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-06-28
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    RITCHIE, Charles Buchan resigned
    director
  21. 2017-06-23
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    RITCHIE, Nelson Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    ADAM, Robin Gammie resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Kevin resigned
    director
  24. 2005-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2005-05-03
    ➕
    ADAM, Robin Gammie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-05-03
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    CHEYNE, Ian Mcgregor appointed
    director
  28. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Kevin appointed
    director
  29. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Charles Buchan appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-26
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As SCORE TURBINES LIMITED
  32. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

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

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Score Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SCORE TURBINES LIMITED
This company · SC279851

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Score Energy Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Glenugie Engineering Works
Burnhead
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 0YX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CHEYNE, Ian Mcgregor→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCROBBIE, Anita→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAM, Robin Gammie→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-03 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Kevin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
RITCHIE, Charles Buchan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2017-06-28
Resigned
RITCHIE, Nelson Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-23 · resigned 2020-06-08
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property14/06/200511/11/2019

Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-09-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-09-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-03