FIREWOOD ENERGY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC755047 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,978

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9k-£3k£4k£10k£16k£23kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-9.0k£-7.3k
Current assets£16.0k£22.6k
Net assets£-9.0k£-7.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As FIREWOOD ENERGY LTD
  10. 2023-01-11
    KEEGAN, Daniel John appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-11
    KEEGAN, Liucija appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel John Keegan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/01/2023
Mrs Liucija Keegan
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 11/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEEGAN, Daniel John
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-01-11
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Active
KEEGAN, Liucija
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-01-11
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-11