STRATUS ENERGY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC352592 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-16
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-07-15
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-31
    BANKIER, Ian Patrick resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-28
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2022-12-27
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  10. 2022-02-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-16
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2011-01-10
    PICKARD, James Frederick, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2008-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATUS ENERGY LIMITED
  21. 2008-12-16
    BANKIER, Ian Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-07-15

Group structure

Mih Technologies Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mih Technologies Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
STRATUS ENERGY LIMITED
This company · SC352592

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
Mih Technologies Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mill House Shawsmill
Hurlford
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2023-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-12-16

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

PICKARD, James Frederick, Dr
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-01-10
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Active
BANKIER, Ian Patrick
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-16 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-28
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08