BLACK CATS ENERGY CONSULTANTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC663279 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-05
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,054 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £25.1k |
| Current assets | £11.7k | £38.0k |
| Net assets | £2 | £25.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07➕O'DONNELL, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK CATS ENERGY CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2020-06-05➕O'DONNELL, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2020-06-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sharon O'Donnell Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2022 |
Mr Patrick O'Donnell Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/06/2020 |
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
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
33 Salisbury Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 6QG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
O'DONNELL, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'DONNELL, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-22