WEST HARRIS RENEWABLES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC371473 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£91.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,701
Cash YoY
+880%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
↑ 880% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↑ 232% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£73k£92kDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£327.6k£285.6k
Current assets£83.4k£25.1k
Cash£56.3k£5.7k
Debtors£27.1k£19.4k
Net assets£91.7k£43.5k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-03-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-03-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-12-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-12-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-12-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-12-01
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2022-12-01
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2022-12-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2022-12-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2022-11-30
    ➕
    BEENS, Gerrit appointed
    secretary
  19. 2022-11-30
    ➕
    BETTINK, Jozias appointed
    director
  20. 2022-11-30
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Neil resigned
    secretary
  21. 2022-11-30
    ➖
    BENNETT, Robin James Macdonald resigned
    director
  22. 2022-11-30
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Neil resigned
    director
  23. 2022-11-30
    ➖
    MACKAY, Norman Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2022-11-30
    ➖
    MACLENNAN, Roderick resigned
    director
  25. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2014-01-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
  29. 2013-12-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
  30. 2013-01-23
    ➕
    MACKAY, Norman Ian appointed
    director
  31. 2012-08-27
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Robert Alexander resigned
    director
  32. 2010-10-03
    ➕
    BENNETT, Robin James Macdonald appointed
    director
  33. 2010-10-03
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, Roderick appointed
    director
  34. 2010-03-28
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Neil appointed
    secretary
  35. 2010-03-28
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  36. 2010-03-28
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    director
  37. 2010-03-28
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resigned
    director
  38. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Neil appointed
    director
  39. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  40. 2010-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WEST HARRIS RENEWABLES LIMITED
  41. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  42. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  43. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lubertha Bettink
Individual · Dutch · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/11/2022
Mr Jozias Bettink
Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The West Harris Trustceased 30/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Similar companies

Active · Energy & utilities · HS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
HEBRIDEAN ENERGY LIMITED→
SC235072 · est 2002
——£1.37M—23y8260y
BARRA AND VATERSAY WIND ENERGY LIMITED→
SC382572 · est 2010
——£1.21M—15y7967y
HEBRIDES ENERGY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→
SC516732 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y7877y
MACDONALD WIND LTD→
SC444265 · est 2013
——£47.2k—13y7863y
EILEAN SIAR ENERGY LTD→
SC855226 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
—————7678y
GALSON ENERGY LIMITED→
SC271325 · est 2004
——£2.17M—21y7677y
CLIMATE HEBRIDES CIC→
SC733021 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y7572y
GARRYHEILLIE WIND LIMITED→
SC491160 · est 2014
——£63.6k—11y7557y
POINT AND SANDWICK POWER LIMITED→
SC369199 · est 2009
——£2.86M—16y7583y
ENERGEE CUBES LIMITED→
SC747219 · est 2022
——£100—3y7157y
HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED→
SC812543 · est 2024
————1y7054y
BARRA AND VATERSAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED→
SC382570 · est 2010
——£-25.0k—15y6468y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Talla Na Mara Pairc Niseaboist
Horgabost
Isle Of Harris
HS3 3AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BEENS, Gerrit→
secretary · appointed 2022-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTINK, Jozias→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-28 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-28
Resigned
BENNETT, Robin James Macdonald→
director · ~84y · appointed 2010-10-03 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Neil→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-28
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-28
Resigned
MACKAY, Norman Ian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-01-23 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
MACLENNAN, Roderick→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-10-03 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
MACLEOD, Robert Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2012-08-27
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sis (Community Finance)
Sis (Community Finance) Limited
A registered charge1 property08/01/201401/12/2022
satisfied
Sis (Community Finance)
Sis (Community Finance) Limited
A registered charge1 property23/12/201301/12/2022

Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-01