SPECTRA RENEWABLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC558768 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees2000

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-01
    ➖
    GUPTA, Animesh resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-10-10
    ➕
    GUPTA, Animesh appointed
    director
  11. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-07-23
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2018-07-23
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  16. 2018-07-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SPECTRA RENEWABLES LIMITED
  19. 2017-02-27
    ➕
    VAIDYANATHAN, Sriram Narayanan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Sriram Narayanan Vaidyanathan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

73 King's Gate
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB15 4EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VAIDYANATHAN, Sriram Narayanan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Active
GUPTA, Animesh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-10-10 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24