CHESHIRE ENERGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06130049 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30➕LEWSLEY, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖TOWERS, Simon resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bnp Paribas as Security Trustee
- 2007-02-28➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-28➕MCFARLANE, Michelle appointeddirector
- 2007-02-28➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-28➕TOWERS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2007-02-28➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHESHIRE ENERGY LIMITED
- 2007-02-27➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-27➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Npl Energy Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Npl Energy Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CHESHIRE ENERGY LIMITED
This company · 06130049
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Npl Energy Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 31/03/2020 |
Mr Robert Mcfarlane Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
One St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWSLEY, John Charles→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
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MCFARLANE, Michelle→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-02-28
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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-28
TOWERS, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2021-06-30
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bnp Paribas as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 30/10/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06