BIRNIE GOWKHILL ENERGY LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC490804 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£888.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £888,689
Cash YoY
+245%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£333k
↑ 245% YoY
Net Worth
£889k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £332.9k | £96.5k |
| Net assets | £888.7k | £654.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-18➕WEST, David appointeddirector
- 2017-07-18➕WEST, George Robertson appointeddirector
- 2017-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-12➕BIRNIE, Eileen Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-30➕BIRNIE, Eileen Ann appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRNIE GOWKHILL ENERGY LTD
- 2014-11-07➕BIRNIE, Harry Malcolm appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRNIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Energy & utilities · AB postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4L ENERGY LIMITED→ SC366919 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABERDEEN CITY METALS LIMITED→ SC773538 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILE RESOURCE RECOVERY LTD→ SC841211 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALLIED ENERGIES LIMITED→ SC678363 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AOE WINDFARM LIMITED→ SC396934 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AYR FLEXPOWER LIMITED→ SC822282 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BACKHILL OF CULBIRNIE [2016] LTD→ SC550537 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BENZIES RENEWABLE POWER LTD.→ SC352727 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BLACKFORD RENEWABLES LTD→ SC745788 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CLAYMORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC318188 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CLEARON SERVICES LIMITED→ SC554135 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CLOSE UP INSPECTION LTD→ SC479642 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
East Gowkhill
Maud
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 5SE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BIRNIE, Eileen Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIRNIE, Eileen Ann→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIRNIE, Harry Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEST, George Robertson→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11