MCINNES RENEWABLES LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC450071 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-15
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculativeattractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2017
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,400

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£850
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2016Mar 2017

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2017-03-312016-03-31
Total assets£3.5k£4.3k
Current assets£3.6k£17.2k
Cash£850
Debtors£2.7k£14.6k
Current liabilities£14.2k
Net assets£3.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-10
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-04-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-01-23
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-01-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2017-06-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2017-01-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2016-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2015-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2014-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-05-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-08-09
    📍
    change-sail-address-company
    address · AD02
  16. 2013-08-09
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company
    address · AD03
  17. 2013-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCINNES RENEWABLES LTD
  18. 2013-05-15
    MCINNES, Lachlan Macpherson appointed
    director
  19. 2013-05-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2013-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCINNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-04-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lachlan Macpherson Mcinnes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

37 Greenwood Gardens
Milton Of Leys
Inverness
IV2 6GP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2017-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

MCINNES, Lachlan Macpherson
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-05-15
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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-04-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-01-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-29
change-sail-address-company
address · AD02
2013-08-09