LEX ENERGY LIMITED
⚰️Wound downliquidation
SC636239 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-16
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£268.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
5
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £268,821
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,201 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£269k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £268.8k | £313.1k |
| Current assets | £291.1k | £312.7k |
| Net assets | £268.8k | £282.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01➖ARGO, Philip resigneddirector
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-02-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-10➖CRIGHTON, Calum George resigneddirector
- 2019-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs LEX ENERGY LIMITED
- 2019-07-16➕BENTON, Elaine Clare appointeddirector
- 2019-07-16➕ARGO, Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-07-16➕CRIGHTON, Calum George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Company in liquidation
highCompany is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elaine Clare Benton Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/07/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Philip Argoceased 01/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Calum George Crightonceased 17/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael
227 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BENTON, Elaine Clare→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARGO, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-07-16 · resigned 2023-02-01
CRIGHTON, Calum George→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-07-16 · resigned 2021-01-10
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Recent filings (33 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-13