MOORFIELD POWER AND GENERATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC329994 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-84.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £84,527

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£85k
Current Assets
£331
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£-84.5k
Current assets£331
Net assets£-84.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    ROSS, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2011-08-23
    ➕
    ROSS, Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-28
    ➖
    RODGER, Ronald William resigned
    director
  21. 2010-02-26
    ➖
    WATSON, Barry resigned
    director
  22. 2007-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MOORFIELD POWER AND GENERATION LIMITED
  23. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    ELLIOT, Michael George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    DAVIS, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Michael George appointed
    director
  26. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    WHYTE, Derek Fraser appointed
    director
  27. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-08-28
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    RODGER, Ronald William appointed
    director
  30. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    WATSON, Barry appointed
    director
  31. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2007-08-28
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Fraser Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael George Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Robert Ross
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2007-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

C/O Linell Group Limited Russell Street
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8BZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ELLIOT, Michael George→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Michael George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHYTE, Derek Fraser→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28
Resigned
RODGER, Ronald William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2010-02-28
Resigned
ROSS, Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-08-23 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
WATSON, Barry→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2010-02-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30