EURO-GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00602329 · ltd · incorporated 1958-04-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£809.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £809,726
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£756k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Net Worth
£810k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£901k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£180k£360k£540k£721k£901kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£809.7k£772.8k
Current assets£900.8k£894.2k
Cash£755.6k£708.5k
Debtors£76.2k£104.2k
Net assets£809.7k£772.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-04-30
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-01-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2009-01-08
    ➕
    AMNER LEWIS, Annette appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-08
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Grahame Stuart resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  20. 1993-07-01
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Grahame Stuart appointed
    secretary
  21. 1993-07-01
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Ian Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  22. 1993-07-01
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Grahame Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 1958-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EURO-GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Malcolm Russell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Churston House Bascombe Road
Churston Ferrers
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 0JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AMNER LEWIS, Annette→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Ian Malcolm→
director · ~77y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Grahame Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 2009-01-08
Resigned
RUSSELL, Ian Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Grahame Stuart→
director · ~84y · resigned 1993-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities1 property30/10/200721/01/2009

Recent filings (107 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11