MEL 5 WF LIMITED

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SC815358 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£1
Current assets£5.3k
Debtors£1
Net assets£1

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEL 5 WF LIMITED
  8. 2024-07-03
    MEL COSEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-07-03
    WALKER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-03
    📄
    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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 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 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Muirhall Wws Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Muirhall Wws Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
MEL 5 WF LIMITED
This company · SC815358

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Muirhall Wws Energy Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/07/2024

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
Incorporated2024-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

3rd Floor, Maxim 10
Parklands Avenue
Motherwell
ML1 4WQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MEL COSEC LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-07-03
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Active
WALKER, Christopher John
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-03
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-03