A.R.N. ENERGY LIMITED

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SC366947 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-16
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£136.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £136,907
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,942 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£137k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£243k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£63k£125k£188k£251k£314kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£136.9k£161.8k
Current assets£242.5k£313.6k
Net assets£136.9k£161.8k

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

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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  8. 2021-08-11
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  9. 2020-05-12
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  10. 2019-07-09
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  11. 2018-06-15
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  12. 2017-06-11
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  13. 2016-10-14
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  16. 2016-10-01
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    GALL, Julie Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2016-10-01
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    GALL, Lisbeth Jean appointed
    director
  18. 2016-10-01
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    WONG, Kum Kok appointed
    director
  19. 2010-07-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Greenspan Electric St Fergus Limited
  20. 2010-06-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Neil Mackie Godsman
  21. 2009-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A.R.N. ENERGY LIMITED
  22. 2009-10-16
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    GALL, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-16
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    GALL, Neil Mackie Godsman appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-16
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    GALL, Russell John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Neil Mackie Godsman Gall
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/04/2016
Mr Alan Charles Gall
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Russell John Gall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

4 West Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6YL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

GALL, Alan Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
GALL, Julie Margaret→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
GALL, Lisbeth Jean→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
GALL, Neil Mackie Godsman→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
GALL, Russell John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
WONG, Kum Kok→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Greenspan Electric St Fergus
Greenspan Electric St Fergus Limited
Standard security1 property06/07/2010—
outstanding
Neil Mackie Godsman
Standard security1 property25/06/2010—
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-12