CELLO SOLAR LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC541242 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,047
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 245% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.0k | £4.1k |
| Current assets | £37.7k | £252.4k |
| Cash | £37.7k | — |
| Debtors | £24 | £252.4k |
| Net assets | £14.0k | £4.1k |
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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See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Brian John Palmer
- 2025-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-01➕DINSDALE, Suzanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01➕GALBRAITH, Stuart Lachlan appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01➕HUGHES, Steven Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01➖PALMER, Valerie Anne Beatrice resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15➖FAINT, David Keith resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2016-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CELLO SOLAR LTD
- 2016-07-27➕PALMER, Brian John appointeddirector
- 2016-07-27➕FAINT, David Keith appointeddirector
- 2016-07-27➕PALMER, Valerie Anne Beatrice appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cello Electronics (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cello Electronics (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CELLO SOLAR LTD
This company · SC541242
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cello Electronics (Uk) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest | 27/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Cello Eot Limitedceased 01/07/2025· significant influence
- Cello Electronics (Uk) Ltd.ceased 01/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
DINSDALE, Suzanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALBRAITH, Stuart Lachlan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Steven Peter→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Brian John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAINT, David Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2024-03-15
PALMER, Valerie Anne Beatrice→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2025-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Brian John Palmer / Valerie Anne Beatrice Palmer | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/02/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-10-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-03-20