SCOTTISHPOWER ENERGY RETAIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC190287 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35120
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 35220SIC 35220
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 16 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-23➕REID, John appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-22➖ORR, Alistair resignedsecretary
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12➕WARD, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-01➖MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe resigneddirector
- 2019-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-30➖CLITHEROE, Neil David resigneddirector
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28➖RAIGOSO, Aitor Moso resigneddirector
- 2017-07-11➕MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe appointeddirector
- 2017-04-27➕SIM, Valerie Margaret appointeddirector
- 2017-04-01➖ROSSI, Marc Domenico resigneddirector
- 2014-12-31➖DAVIES, Michael Howard resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-31➕ORR, Alistair appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-31➖JACK, Raymond resigneddirector
- 2011-11-14➕CLITHEROE, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2011-11-14➕RAIGOSO, Aitor Moso appointeddirector
- 2011-01-07➕DAVIES, Michael Howard appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-07➖ROSS, Marie Isobel resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-13➖JOYCE, Donald Crawford resigneddirector
- 2010-08-13➕ROSSI, Marc Domenico appointeddirector
- 2009-12-31➖CLITHEROE, Neil David resigneddirector
- 2009-09-25➕CLITHEROE, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2009-09-25➖MACDIARMID, Donald William resigneddirector
- 2008-03-20➕JOYCE, Donald Crawford appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➖WARK, David Lewis resigneddirector
- 2007-10-26➖GREGG, Rhona resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-26➕ROSS, Marie Isobel appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-06➕JACK, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2006-06-30➕GREGG, Rhona appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➖MCPHERSON, Donald James resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-06➖BERRY, Charles Andrew resigneddirector
- 2003-05-01➕MCPHERSON, Donald James appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➖MITCHELL, Andrew Ross resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-14➕MACDIARMID, Donald William appointeddirector
- 2001-08-14➖RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor resigneddirector
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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.)
Group structure
Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scottish Power Retail Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SCOTTISHPOWER ENERGY RETAIL LIMITED
This company · SC190287
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 Retail Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35120 — SIC 35120
Registered office
320 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5AD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)
Active
SIM, Valerie Margaret→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-27
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WARD, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-12
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DAVIES, Michael Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-07 · resigned 2014-12-31
GREGG, Rhona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2007-10-26
MCPHERSON, Donald James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2006-06-30
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-14 · resigned 1998-12-01
MITCHELL, Andrew Ross→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
ORR, Alistair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-12-31 · resigned 2024-09-22
ROSS, Marie Isobel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2011-01-07
BERRY, Charles Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-11-08 · resigned 2005-09-06
CLITHEROE, Neil David→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-11-14 · resigned 2019-06-30
CLITHEROE, Neil David→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2009-12-31
JACK, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2011-12-31
JOYCE, Donald Crawford→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2010-08-13
MACDIARMID, Donald William→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2001-08-14 · resigned 2009-09-25
MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-11 · resigned 2019-11-01
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
Resignednominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1998-10-14 · resigned 1998-12-01
RAIGOSO, Aitor Moso→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-11-14 · resigned 2017-08-28
ROSSI, Marc Domenico→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-08-13 · resigned 2017-04-01
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Recent filings (136 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-07