CAPRICORN ENERGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC706492 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-06-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-06-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-01➕ERVINE, Paul Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01➕PIPER, Nathan Gresham appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01➖MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-07➕ERVINE, Paul Alan appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-07➕NEELY, Randall Clifford appointeddirector
- 2023-06-07➖MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-07➖COX, Christopher Martin resigneddirector
- 2023-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-11➕COX, Christopher Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-11➕MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-04-11➖SMITH, James Donald resigneddirector
- 2023-04-11➖THOMSON, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2021-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CAPRICORN ENERGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2021-08-12➕MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-12➕SMITH, James Donald appointeddirector
- 2021-08-12➕THOMSON, Simon John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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
Capricorn Energy Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Capricorn Energy Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CAPRICORN ENERGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC706492
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capricorn Energy Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH3 9BY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ERVINE, Paul Alan→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEELY, Randall Clifford→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIPER, Nathan Gresham→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2023-06-07
COX, Christopher Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-11 · resigned 2023-06-07
MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-11 · resigned 2023-08-01
SMITH, James Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2023-04-11
THOMSON, Simon John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2023-04-11
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-06-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-06-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07