PUMPS AND ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04283430 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£207.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £207,498
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£192k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£207k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£244k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£102k£153k£204k£255kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£207.5k£139.1k
Current assets£243.8k£255.0k
Cash£191.9k£153.4k
Debtors£51.9k£101.6k
Net assets£207.5k£139.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2026-01-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-09-13
    ➕
    HEWITT, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-09-13
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Ian Mcdonald appointed
    director
  18. 2001-09-12
    ➖
    CASS, Karen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-09-12
    ➖
    CASS, Clive resigned
    director
  20. 2001-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PUMPS AND ENERGY LIMITED
  21. 2001-09-07
    ➕
    CASS, Karen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-09-07
    ➕
    CASS, Clive appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Mcdonald Rutherford
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016
Mrs Deborah Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/05/2026

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
Incorporated2001-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

318a Palatine Road
Manchester
M22 4FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HEWITT, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Ian Mcdonald→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASS, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2001-09-12
Resigned
CASS, Clive→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2001-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-11