H AND L ENERGY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC749839 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-09
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22➕HAMILTON, Jonathan Hunter appointeddirector
- 2024-10-22➖HAMILTON, Stephen Thompson resigneddirector
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs H AND L ENERGY LIMITED
- 2022-11-09➕LANCASTER, John William appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09➕HAMILTON, Stephen Thompson appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Hunter Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 05/2006 · age 20 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2024 |
Mr David Stuart Anderson Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2023 |
Mr John William Lancaster Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Thompson Hamiltonceased 22/10/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Waterside Farm
Glasgow Road
Galston
Ayrshire
KA4 8PB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HAMILTON, Jonathan Hunter→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2024-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANCASTER, John William→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Stephen Thompson→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-09 · resigned 2024-10-22
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Recent filings (14 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-09