4L ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC620738 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-08
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
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£540
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £540
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£540
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £540 | £540 |
| Debtors | £200.0k | £40 |
| Net assets | £540 | £540 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 4L ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-02-08➕LOVIE, Doreen appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-08➕LOVIE, Doreen appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➕LOVIE, Mark Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➕LOVIE, Michael Walter appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➕LOVIE, William Walter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 77 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Christopher Lovie Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/03/2025 |
Mr Michael Walter Lovie Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/03/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Doreen Lovieceased 28/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mark Christopher Lovieceased 28/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Michael Walter Lovieceased 22/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr William Walter Lovieceased 28/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| CAMPBELL HOLDCO LIMITED→ SC867866 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| CANSCO PRESSURE CONTROL LIMITED→ SC342327 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| CREST GLAZING HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC813535 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CYGNUS OLOR HOLDINGS LTD→ SC822853 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Cowbog
New Pitsligo
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 6PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LOVIE, Doreen→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOVIE, Mark Christopher→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOVIE, Michael Walter→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOVIE, William Walter→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-28