NORTHERN PETROLEUM (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03970675 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-12

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 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 06100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

06200SIC 06200

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 6.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (1 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

139 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-09
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-07
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MYCHALKIW, Petro resigned
director
2023-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-05-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: High Power Petroleum Llc
2018-08-01
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BUSH, Keith Richard resigned
director
2018-08-01
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MORGAN, Nicholas Talbot resigned
director
2018-07-11
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D'APICE, Hugo Anthony Charles appointed
director
2018-07-11
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ANDERSON, William James appointed
secretary
2018-07-11
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ANDERSON, William James resigned
secretary
2018-07-11
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MYCHALKIW, Petro appointed
director
2015-01-05
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HEARD, Graham Luxton resigned
director
2013-07-26
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BUSH, Keith Richard appointed
director
2013-07-26
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MORGAN, Nicholas Talbot appointed
director
2013-07-25
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MUSGROVE, Derek Raymond resigned
director
2013-07-24
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FOSS, Christopher John resigned
director
2013-06-24
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FOSS, Christopher John resigned
secretary
2013-06-17
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EATON, Maurice Le Gai resigned
director
2012-05-29
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EATON, Maurice Le Gai appointed
director
2012-05-29
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HUNT, Gillian Clare resigned
director
2011-05-03
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HEPP, Brian Allan resigned
director
2009-02-16
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MEREDITH, John Edwin Charles resigned
director
2008-02-01
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HEPP, Brian Allan appointed
director
2006-03-17
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MEREDITH, John Edwin Charles appointed
director
2003-12-08
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FOSS, Christopher John appointed
director
2003-12-08
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WHITE, Jeremy Mark resigned
director
2003-05-15
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HUNT, Gillian Clare appointed
director
2003-01-16
➕
FOSS, Christopher John appointed
secretary
2003-01-16
➖
WHITE, Jeremy Mark resigned
secretary
2002-10-21
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HEARD, Graham Luxton appointed
director
2000-04-13
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TURNER, Brian Richard resigned
secretary
2000-04-13
➕
WHITE, Jeremy Mark appointed
secretary
2000-04-13
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GORDON, James Douglas Strachan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

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 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Robert Martin Friedland Individual · Canadian,American · DOB 08/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Cabot Energy Limitedceased 23/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

33 Cavendish Square

Level 5

London

W1G 0PW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 16 resigned)

D'APICE, Hugo Anthony Charles→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-07-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ANDERSON, William James→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-11 · resigned 2018-07-11

Resigned

FOSS, Christopher John→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2013-06-24

Resigned

TURNER, Brian Richard→

secretary · appointed 2000-04-12 · resigned 2000-04-13

Resigned

WHITE, Jeremy Mark→

secretary · appointed 2000-04-13 · resigned 2003-01-16

Resigned

BUSH, Keith Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2013-07-26 · resigned 2018-08-01

Resigned

EATON, Maurice Le Gai→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-06-17

Resigned

FOSS, Christopher John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2013-07-24

Resigned

GORDON, James Douglas Strachan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-12 · resigned 2000-04-13

Resigned

HEARD, Graham Luxton→

director · ~76y · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2015-01-05

Resigned

HEPP, Brian Allan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2011-05-03

Resigned

HUNT, Gillian Clare→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2012-05-29

Resigned

MEREDITH, John Edwin Charles→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2009-02-16

Resigned

MORGAN, Nicholas Talbot→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-26 · resigned 2018-08-01

Resigned

MUSGROVE, Derek Raymond→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-04-13 · resigned 2013-07-25

Resigned

MYCHALKIW, Petro→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-11 · resigned 2023-08-07

Resigned

WHITE, Jeremy Mark→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-04-13 · resigned 2003-12-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	High Power Petroleum High Power Petroleum Llc	A registered charge	—	29/05/2020	26/01/2021

Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-04-16

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-03-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-03-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-02-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-07-09

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-02-08