ORKNEY ENERGY GATEWAY (BUILDING) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC380752 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-21
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
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4011
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-12-02
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2011-12-02
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2011-08-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2011-08-01
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2011-07-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2011-07-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2010-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ORKNEY ENERGY GATEWAY (BUILDING) LIMITED
  8. 2010-06-21
    A.J.B. SCHOLES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2010-06-21
    JOHNSTON, Barry, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2010-06-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 2011-12-02

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4011 — SIC 4011

Registered office

8 Albert Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

A.J.B. SCHOLES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-21
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JOHNSTON, Barry, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-06-21
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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-12-02
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-08-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-08-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2011-07-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2010-06-21