OWN ENERGY (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC589781 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
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
£-2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,587

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-2.6k£-2.6k
Net assets£-2.6k£-2.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    GORDON, David resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-22
    MCGHEE, Anya appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-03-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-02-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-10
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW01
  19. 2018-09-10
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  20. 2018-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OWN ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
  21. 2018-02-26
    GORDON, David appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-26
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anya Mcghee
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Gordonceased 09/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 3QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCGHEE, Anya
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-11-22
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Active
GORDON, David
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-02-26 · resigned 2026-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08