CRAKAIG ENERGY LIMITED

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SC504541 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-28
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£712
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £712

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£712
↑ 252% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£242£485£727£970£1kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£712£202
Current assets£1.2k£702
Net assets£712£202

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-09-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Crakaig Wind Energy Hub Limited
  5. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-03-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-05-17
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2015-10-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2015-10-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Crakaig Wind Farm Limited
  20. 2015-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAKAIG ENERGY LIMITED
  21. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    DUDGEON, Michael Geary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Geary Dudgeon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Crakaig Farm
Loth
Helmsdale
KW8 6HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUDGEON, Michael Geary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-04-28
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Crakaig Wind Energy Hub
Crakaig Wind Energy Hub Limited
A registered charge1 property04/09/2024—
satisfied
Crakaig Wind Farm
Crakaig Wind Farm Limited
A registered charge1 property01/10/201514/03/2023
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04