ENERGY INSIDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC637273 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-29
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red 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 £4,993
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,655 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 152% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k£7k£18k£30k£41k£53kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£7.3k£25.1k
Current assets£23.2k£52.8k
Net assets£-5.0k£9.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-11
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  6. 2024-09-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-09-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-09-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-08-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-07-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-07-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ENERGY INSIDER LIMITED
  20. 2019-07-29
    DUGUID, Murray Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Murray Edward Duguid
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Horizon House, 81-83 Waterloo Quay, Aberdeen,
Energy Insider
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 5DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUGUID, Murray Edward
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-07-29
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-09-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-07