ALTA QUEST ENERGY CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02171441 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-30
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
32 officers (1 active, 32 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
177 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
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  9. 2022-07-21
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  10. 2021-09-10
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  11. 2021-07-27
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  12. 2021-07-27
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  13. 2021-05-01
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    GERBRANDY, Anton Johanhendrik resigned
    director
  14. 2021-02-24
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  20. 2021-01-15
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    DON, Simon Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2021-01-14
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    ROCCO, Pierpaolo appointed
    director
  22. 2021-01-14
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    GODFREY, Jane Dawn resigned
    secretary
  23. 2021-01-14
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    DON, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2021-01-14
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    GERBRANDY, Anton Johanhendrik appointed
    director
  25. 2021-01-14
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    LYCETT GREEN, Rupert resigned
    director
  26. 2020-12-22
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  27. 2014-01-23
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    GODFREY, Jane Dawn appointed
    secretary
  28. 2011-06-30
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    PIKE, Douglas John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-14
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    JONES, Annabel resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-10-14
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    PIKE, Douglas John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-10-14
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    LYCETT GREEN, Rupert appointed
    director
  32. 2005-10-14
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    MAY, Allen Earl resigned
    director
  33. 2005-10-14
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    PHILLIPS, Drew Shelton resigned
    director
  34. 2004-09-15
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    CANNON, Gord resigned
    director
  35. 2004-09-15
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    DIRKS, William K resigned
    director
  36. 2004-09-15
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    MAY, Allen Earl appointed
    director
  37. 2004-09-15
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    PARKER, Sam D resigned
    director
  38. 2004-09-15
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    PHILLIPS, Drew Shelton appointed
    director
  39. 2004-09-15
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    WASYLYCIA, Neal resigned
    director
  40. 2003-03-01
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    BOTTERILL, Daniel resigned
    director
  41. 2003-03-01
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    WASYLYCIA, Neal appointed
    director
  42. 2002-06-01
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    BRADFORD, David resigned
    director
  43. 2002-06-01
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    DIRKS, William K appointed
    director
  44. 2001-07-20
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    HEFTER, Thomas Hugh resigned
    secretary
  45. 2001-07-20
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    JONES, Annabel appointed
    secretary
  46. 2001-07-20
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    BOTTERILL, Daniel appointed
    director
  47. 2001-07-20
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    BRADFORD, David appointed
    director
  48. 2001-07-20
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    CANNON, Gord appointed
    director
  49. 2001-07-20
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    MOFFAT, Robert Gordon resigned
    director
  50. 2001-07-20
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    NEWMAN, Ronald Edwin resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Group structure

Blackland Park Exploration Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackland Park Exploration Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALTA QUEST ENERGY CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
This company · 02171441

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blackland Park Exploration Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

1386 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2UJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 31 resigned)

ROCCO, Pierpaolo→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIDUCIA, Jane Margaret Laurie→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-20 · resigned 2000-11-15
Resigned
GODFREY, Jane Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2021-01-14
Resigned
HEFTER, Thomas Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2001-07-20
Resigned
JONES, Annabel→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2005-10-14
Resigned
JONES, David Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1993-12-06
Resigned
JONES, Richard Wynne→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-06 · resigned 1997-11-20
Resigned
PIKE, Douglas John→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-14 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
BOTTERILL, Daniel→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned
BRADFORD, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2002-06-01
Resigned
CANNON, Gord→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2004-09-15
Resigned
CRUICKSHANK, Leonard Neale→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
DIRKS, William K→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2004-09-15
Resigned
DON, Simon Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
FREY, John Frank→
director · ~95y · resigned 1996-09-05
Resigned
GERBRANDY, Anton Johanhendrik→
director · ~94y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2021-05-01
Resigned
HURTUBISE, Bradley→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 2000-11-07
Resigned
JOHNSON, Verne Gudjon→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2000-01-30
Resigned
JONES, David Anthony→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-12-06
Resigned
JONES, Richard Wynne→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Guarantee & debenture1 property07/12/199807/11/2000

Recent filings (177 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10