1ST FOR ENERGY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06917533 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£129.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £129,472
Cash YoY
+1127%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↑ 1127% YoY
Net Worth
£129k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£206k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£83k£124k£165k£206kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£129.5k£98.7k
Current assets£206.3k£98.3k
Cash£27.9k£2.3k
Debtors£178.4k£96.1k
Net assets£129.5k£66.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-24
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    GRACE, Sam appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-24
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Christian appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-16
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    RITCHIE, Lynn appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-04-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-04-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-04-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2019-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-03-26
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    DALZIEL, Roderick Iain appointed
    director
  23. 2019-03-26
    ➖
    PYTEL, Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2019-03-26
    ➖
    PYTEL, Una resigned
    director
  25. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    PYTEL, Katie Nicole resigned
    director
  26. 2016-11-08
    ➕
    PYTEL, Katie Nicole appointed
    director
  27. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    PYTEL, Una appointed
    director
  28. 2009-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST FOR ENERGY LTD
  29. 2009-05-28
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  30. 2009-05-28
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  31. 2009-05-28
    ➕
    PYTEL, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

European Utility Consultants Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
European Utility Consultants Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1ST FOR ENERGY LTD
This company · 06917533

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
European Utility Consultants Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Pytelceased 26/03/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Una Pytelceased 26/03/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Crescent East
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 3LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

DALZIEL, Roderick Iain→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRACE, Sam→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RITCHIE, Lynn→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Christian→
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-05-28 · resigned 2009-05-28
Resigned
PYTEL, Katie Nicole→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-08 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
PYTEL, Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-28 · resigned 2019-03-26
Resigned
PYTEL, Una→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2019-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22