BLACK ISLE SOLAR LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC726696 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
19 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | — | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-28➖THOMAS, Iain Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-09➕DAVIDSON, Lynn Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2024-08-09➕DI SOTTO, Jamie Antony appointeddirector
- 2024-08-09➕MACLENNAN, Campbell appointeddirector
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK ISLE SOLAR LTD
- 2022-03-18➕THOMAS, Iain Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-03-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Black Isle Renewables Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Black Isle Renewables Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BLACK ISLE SOLAR LTD
This company · SC726696
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Isle Renewables Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Iain Michael Thomasceased 09/08/2024· board control
- Black Isle Renewables Ltdceased 25/04/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Aes Building
Lea Road
Forres
IV36 1AU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Lynn Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DI SOTTO, Jamie Antony→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLENNAN, Campbell→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Iain Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-03-18 · resigned 2025-07-28
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28