COMMUNITY ENERGY SCOTLAND TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC349233 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    ADAM, Jamie Allan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-13
    ➕
    BIRD, Adrian James appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-08
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Calum Alasdair appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-10
    ➖
    MINTO, Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-12-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2021-12-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2021-11-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
  19. 2021-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-01-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2021-01-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  22. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-10-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  25. 2017-09-11
    ➖
    BROWN, John Flett, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-11
    ➖
    NEWMAN, David resigned
    director
  27. 2015-05-07
    ➕
    ROBB, Charles Kenneth appointed
    director
  28. 2014-11-26
    ➕
    ADAM, Jamie Allan appointed
    director
  29. 2014-11-24
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Craig resigned
    director
  30. 2014-07-24
    ➕
    NEWMAN, David appointed
    director
  31. 2014-02-03
    ➖
    RISBRIDGER, Colin David resigned
    director
  32. 2013-05-03
    ➖
    COOPER, William Henry Alister resigned
    director
  33. 2013-04-18
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Craig appointed
    director
  34. 2012-10-04
    ➖
    PRIDDY, Jonathan Mark resigned
    director
  35. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    WALKER-KNOWLES, Laura Kate appointed
    secretary
  36. 2011-08-30
    ➖
    BURNETT, Robert Halliday resigned
    secretary
  37. 2011-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Social Investment Scotland
  38. 2011-06-16
    ➕
    COOPER, William Henry Alister appointed
    director
  39. 2011-06-16
    ➕
    MINTO, Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2010-12-08
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Craig resigned
    director
  41. 2010-12-08
    ➖
    KIRBY, Cecilia Ann resigned
    director
  42. 2010-07-28
    ➖
    SHEDDEN, John Kerr resigned
    director
  43. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    BURNETT, Robert Halliday appointed
    secretary
  44. 2010-02-23
    ➖
    O'HARA, Marion resigned
    secretary
  45. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    PRIDDY, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  46. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Craig appointed
    director
  47. 2009-12-03
    ➕
    RISBRIDGER, Colin David appointed
    director
  48. 2009-11-25
    ➖
    CARTWRIGHT, Ian Peter George resigned
    director
  49. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    O'HARA, Marion appointed
    secretary
  50. 2009-11-05
    ➕
    BROWN, John Flett, Dr appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

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

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Community Energy Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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COMMUNITY ENERGY SCOTLAND TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC349233

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
Community Energy Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Allan Adamsceased 31/10/2016· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

67a Castle Street
Inverness
IV2 3DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

WALKER-KNOWLES, Laura Kate→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD, Adrian James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Calum Alasdair→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Charles Kenneth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, Robert Halliday→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2011-08-30
Resigned
GUNN, David James→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-07 · resigned 2009-06-03
Resigned
O'HARA, Marion→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
O'HARA, Marion→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2008-10-07
Resigned
ADAM, Jamie Allan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
BROWN, John Flett, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2017-09-11
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Craig→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2014-11-24
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Craig→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-08
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Ian Peter George→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2009-11-25
Resigned
COOPER, William Henry Alister→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-06-16 · resigned 2013-05-03
Resigned
HOBBETT, Alan George→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2009-08-25
Resigned
KIRBY, Cecilia Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2010-12-08
Resigned
MINTO, Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-06-16 · resigned 2023-02-10
Resigned
NEWMAN, David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-07-24 · resigned 2017-09-11
Resigned
PRIDDY, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2012-10-04
Resigned
RISBRIDGER, Colin David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2014-02-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Triodos Bank UK
Triodos Bank UK Limited
A registered charge1 property26/11/2021—
satisfied
Social Investment Scotland
Floating charge1 property16/08/201106/12/2021
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-23