SPRINGFIELD ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC497771 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,106
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,105 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£39k£77k£116k£155k£193kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£12.1k£37.2k
Current assets£193.5k£169.8k
Net assets£12.1k£37.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-05-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-05-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2015-11-30
    BROWN, Gavin John resigned
    director
  17. 2015-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As SPRINGFIELD ENERGY LIMITED
  18. 2015-02-13
    HENDRY, Douglas Thomson appointed
    director
  19. 2015-02-13
    BROWN, Gavin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Catriona Hendry
Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Douglas Thomson Hendry
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
2550%
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
Incorporated2015-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

32 Manse Road
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9LG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HENDRY, Douglas Thomson
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-02-13
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Active
BROWN, Gavin John
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21