BEN MORE ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC389740 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-01
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
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-28.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
56 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,120
Net assets shrinking
Down £56,241 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£28k
↓ 200% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£17k-£6k£6k£17k£28kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-292023-12-29
Total assets£-28.1k£28.1k
Current assets£12.7k£12.7k
Debtors£12.7k—
Net assets£-28.1k£28.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-14
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  9. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  12. 2021-09-17
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  13. 2021-09-11
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  14. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2021-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-07-25
    ➖
    SALEHIANPOUR, Abdul Hussein resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-14
    ➖
    NIMMO, John resigned
    director
  21. 2010-12-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN MORE ENERGY LIMITED
  22. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    BAWI, Amir Eisa appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    NIMMO, John appointed
    director
  24. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    SALEHIANPOUR, Abdul Hussein appointed
    director
  25. 2010-12-01
    ➕
    SHIRLAW, Iain Clunes appointed
    director
  26. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    SHIRLAW, Iain Clunes resigned
    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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amir Eisa Bawi
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/12/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

4d Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
ML3 6JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BAWI, Amir Eisa→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIMMO, John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2011-03-14
Resigned
SALEHIANPOUR, Abdul Hussein→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2011-07-25
Resigned
SHIRLAW, Iain Clunes→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-12-01 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29