MCLENNAN ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC462985 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-04

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2024-12-12
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2023-12-22
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2023-08-31
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2022-08-27
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accounts · AA
2021-08-18
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accounts · AA
2019-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-11-30
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officers · AP03
2019-11-30
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officers · TM02
2019-11-30
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accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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MCLENNAN, Amanda Ann appointed
secretary
2019-11-29
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PETRIE, Dennis Johnstone resigned
secretary
2018-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-31
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accounts · AA
2015-11-09
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2015-08-01
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accounts · AA
2014-12-02
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2014-10-01
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MCLENNAN, Norman Spence Nicol appointed
director
2014-10-01
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MCLENNAN, Nicole Ann resigned
director
2013-11-04
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Company incorporated
As MCLENNAN ENERGY LIMITED
2013-11-04
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PETRIE, Dennis Johnstone appointed
secretary
2013-11-04
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MCLENNAN, Nicole Ann appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLENNAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Norman Spence Nicol Mclennan Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated2013-11-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Garth Farm

St. Ola

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1SS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCLENNAN, Amanda Ann→

secretary · appointed 2019-11-29

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Active

MCLENNAN, Norman Spence Nicol→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-10-01

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Active

PETRIE, Dennis Johnstone→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

MCLENNAN, Nicole Ann→

director · ~35y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

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