1 STOP RENEWABLES PENTLANDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC425209 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-30
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 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 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 (83/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-01-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2016-06-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Eso Capital Partners UK LLP
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-11-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Monks as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme
  18. 2013-05-24
    ➕
    MONKS, Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    MORLAND, Kenneth William Murrie resigned
    director
  20. 2012-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 STOP RENEWABLES PENTLANDS LIMITED
  21. 2012-05-30
    ➕
    MONKS, David John appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-30
    ➕
    MORLAND, Kenneth William Murrie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Monks
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

3 Kilallan Avenue
Bridge Of Weir
Renfrewshire
PA11 3PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MONKS, David John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-05-30
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MONKS, Edward→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-05-24
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Active
MORLAND, Kenneth William Murrie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Eso Capital Partners UK
Eso Capital Partners UK LLP
A registered charge—10/06/201627/01/2021
outstanding
David Monks as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme / Caroline Monks as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme / Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme
David Monks as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme / Caroline Monks as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme / Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited as Trustee of the 1 Stop Pension Scheme
A registered charge9 properties08/11/2013—
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15