SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC

🌳Matureactive

SC117120 · plc · incorporated 1989-04-01

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 33.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.1y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 33.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

55 officers (5 active, 55 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

828 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (124 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2026-03-13
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officers · AP01
2026-03-10
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SMITH, Douglas Robert Alexander appointed
director
2025-04-22
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accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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WRIGHT, Donald James resigned
director
2024-10-23
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capital · SH01
2024-10-08
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-27
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officers · AP01
2024-06-26
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DEVANNEY, Caireen Mary appointed
director
2024-06-18
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CONNELLY, Nicola Mary resigned
director
2024-06-18
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officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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officers · AP01
2023-10-23
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LANGAN, Charles Edward Joseph appointed
director
2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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CONNELLY, Nicola Mary appointed
director
2021-10-20
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officers · AP01
2021-08-02
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officers · TM01
2021-07-31
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WARK, David Lewis resigned
director
2021-05-04
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accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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accounts · AA
2019-09-05
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capital · SH01
2019-05-01
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accounts · AA
2016-02-04
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ALCAIN, Daniel resigned
director
2016-02-04
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WARK, David Lewis appointed
director
2012-08-20
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ALCAIN, Daniel appointed
director
2012-08-20
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OLMEDO, Ramon Fernandez resigned
director
2010-10-12
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HORLER, Nicholas Wenham resigned
director
2009-12-31
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COATS, Adrian James Macandrew resigned
director
2009-12-31
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WRIGHT, Donald James appointed
director
2008-09-23
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HORLER, Nicholas Wenham appointed
director
2008-06-30
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DUNN, Stephen Wilson resigned
director
2008-06-30
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REILLY, Susan Mary resigned
director
2008-06-11
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COATS, Adrian James Macandrew appointed
director
2008-03-31
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BENNS, Robert Arthur resigned
director
2008-03-31
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OLMEDO, Ramon Fernandez appointed
director
2007-10-26
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VENMAN, Marion appointed
secretary
2007-10-26
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VENMAN, Marion appointed
director
2007-10-26
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DUFFIELD, Sheelagh Jane resigned
secretary
2007-10-26
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DUFFIELD, Sheelagh Jane resigned
director
2007-10-26
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DUNN, Stephen Wilson appointed
director
2007-07-04
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BENNS, Robert Arthur appointed
director
2007-04-23
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LOWTH, Simon Jonathan resigned
director
2006-08-29
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REILLY, Susan Mary appointed
director
2006-06-30
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DUFFIELD, Sheelagh Jane appointed
secretary
2006-06-30
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MCPHERSON, Donald James resigned
secretary
2006-06-30
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COCHRANE, Keith Robertson resigned
director
2006-05-03
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STANLEY, Rupert James resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Scottish Power Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scottish Power Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC

This company · SC117120

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
Scottish Power Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1989-04-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

320 St. Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5AD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21