PURE ENERGY (REGEN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC597784 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-22
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees300300

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-09-18
    HARDWICK, Philip Martin resigned
    director
  14. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-26
    SYMONS, Mark resigned
    director
  16. 2019-02-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2019-02-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PURE ENERGY (REGEN) LIMITED
  19. 2018-05-22
    MACLEOD, Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-22
    HARDWICK, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-22
    SYMONS, Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/05/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip Martin Hardwickceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Symonsceased 26/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28120 — SIC 28120

Registered office

182 High Street
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACLEOD, Alan
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-22
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Active
HARDWICK, Philip Martin
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-05-22 · resigned 2020-09-18
Resigned
SYMONS, Mark
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-22 · resigned 2019-12-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08