PHOENIX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC781960 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-08
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-01
    BARCLAY, Luke resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PHOENIX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
  8. 2023-09-08
    BARCLAY, Steven James appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-08
    BARCLAY, Luke appointed
    director
  10. 2023-09-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luke Barclay
Individual · British · DOB 08/2002 · age 24
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/09/2023
Mr Steven James Barclay
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

23 Arden Street
Plains
Airdrie
ML6 7LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARCLAY, Steven James
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-09-08
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Active
BARCLAY, Luke
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-09-08 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-08