ENERGY QUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04192459 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£210.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £210,918
Cash YoY
+221%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£229k
↑ 221% YoY
Net Worth
£211k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£235k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£47k£94k£141k£188k£235kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£210.9k£133.3k
Current assets£234.7k£134.9k
Cash£228.6k£71.1k
Debtors£6.1k£63.8k
Net assets£210.9k£133.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2001-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ENERGY QUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  16. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Emma Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Stephen Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-04-02
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-04-02
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2001-04-02
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Louise Barclay
Individual · English · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017
Mr Stephen Martin Barclay
Individual · English · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2001-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

The Old Parish Rooms Station Road
Burley In Wharfedale
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 7JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BARCLAY, Emma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY, Emma Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-04-02
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Active
BARCLAY, Stephen Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21