BALLIEMEANOCH RENEWABLES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC786430 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-19
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-31📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BALLIEMEANOCH RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 2023-10-19➕MACPHERSON, Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-19➕MACPHERSON, Grant appointeddirector
- 2023-10-19➕MACPHERSON, John appointeddirector
- 2023-10-19➕MACPHERSON, Lorna Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-10-19➕MACPHERSON, Sharon Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-10-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Macpherson Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Westby
64 West High Street
Forfar
Tayside
DD8 1BJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
MACPHERSON, Alexander John→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-10-19
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MACPHERSON, Grant→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-10-19
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MACPHERSON, John→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-10-19
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MACPHERSON, Lorna Louise→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-10-19
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MACPHERSON, Sharon Louise→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-10-19
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Recent filings (8 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-19