O'NEIL ENERGY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC472431 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-10-10
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2014-10-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-06-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2014-06-10
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2014-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As O'NEIL ENERGY LIMITED
  6. 2014-03-13
    CAITENS, Colin Francis appointed
    director
  7. 2014-03-13
    O'NEIL, Brian James appointed
    director
  8. 2014-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'NEIL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 2014-10-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

55 Green Street
Ayr
KA8 8BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

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Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CAITENS, Colin Francis
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-03-13
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O'NEIL, Brian James
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-13
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-10-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-06-20
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-06-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-03-13