EVOLVE HYDROGEN LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC655138 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-20
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 5 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Lifecycle stage: established → wound-down
  • · Company status: active → dissolved
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 60
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 5 recent signals weakening vs 1 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 5 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: establishedwound-down
  • Company status: activedissolved
  • Deal-killer verdict: workablehigh-friction
  • Opportunity score: 7660
  • Bankability: 7570
  • +2 more
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-03-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-11-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-11-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-02-16
    GILMAN, Brian appointed
    director
  14. 2021-12-22
    TEPLIN, Spencer Evan appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-10-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EVOLVE HYDROGEN LTD
  20. 2020-02-20
    ALMAAS, Siv Gjertrud appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

Group structure

Evolve Hydrogen Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Evolve Hydrogen Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
EVOLVE HYDROGEN LTD
This company · SC655138

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

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Evolve Hydrogen Inc
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares14/05/2021
Mr Brian Daniel Gilman
Individual · American · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence16/02/2022
Spencer Teplin
Individual · American · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence22/12/2021
Ms Siv Gjertrud Almaas
Individual · Norwegian · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence20/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Siv Gjertrud Almaasceased 14/05/2021· 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

C/O Gillespie & Anderson
147 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4SN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

ALMAAS, Siv Gjertrud
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-20
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Active
GILMAN, Brian
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-02-16
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Active
TEPLIN, Spencer Evan
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-12-22
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-17