GLOBAL ENERGY (U.K.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03566956 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-12-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-12-07
    ➕
    WHEELER, Darrel appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-12-07
    ➖
    WHEELER, Jean Patricia resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 1998-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOBAL ENERGY (U.K.) LIMITED
  19. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    WHEELER, Darrel Martin David appointed
    director
  20. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    WHEELER, Jean Patricia appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-05-19
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-05-19
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-05-19
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Darrel Martin David Wheeler
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Offices, Merlin Farm
Mawgan Porth
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WHEELER, Darrel→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Darrel Martin David→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Jean Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 2025-12-07
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 1998-05-19
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-19 · resigned 1998-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-19