MUIRHALL ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC566003 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,009
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,010 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 201000% YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£803-£401£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£220.4k£1
Current assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£-2.0k£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-06-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Energiekontor UK LTD
  3. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  9. 2025-01-01
    MEL COSEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2024-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-27
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2023-04-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2022-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-09-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  19. 2019-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2018-06-12
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  22. 2018-06-12
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  23. 2017-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUIRHALL ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  24. 2017-05-16
    WALKER, Christopher John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Wws Renewables Llp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Muirhall Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
MUIRHALL ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC566003

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wws Renewables Llp
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2017
Muirhall Energy Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3rd Floor, Maxim 10
Parklands Avenue
Motherwell
ML1 4WQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MEL COSEC LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
WALKER, Christopher John
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-05-16
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Energiekontor UK
Energiekontor UK LTD
A registered charge1 property25/06/2025
satisfied
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge1 property20/09/201927/04/2023
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Recent filings (29 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-29
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16