CEDAR ENERGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06973738 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-27
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 15.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 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
75
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09➕HORSBURGH, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-06-09➖BAXTER, Catherine Emma, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-31➖LLEWELLYN, David George, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-07-01➕BAXTER, Catherine Emma, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-10-17➕HEATH, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-17➖FUREY, Susan Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-19➕FUREY, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➖MORAN, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-07-18➕FUREY, Susan Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Harper Adams University
- 2012-10-19➕MORAN, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-10-19➖RIGG, Paul Raymond resigneddirector
- 2010-11-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Harper Adams University College
- 2009-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CEDAR ENERGY LIMITED
- 2009-07-27➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-27➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-27➕LLEWELLYN, David George, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-07-27➕RIGG, Paul Raymond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Harper Adams University is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Harper Adams University
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CEDAR ENERGY LIMITED
This company · 06973738
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harper Adams University Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
C/O Harper Adams University
Edgmond
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
HEATH, Richard John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-10-17
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FUREY, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-19
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HORSBURGH, Joanna Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-09
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FUREY, Susan Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-07-18 · resigned 2018-10-17
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2009-07-27
BAXTER, Catherine Emma, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2023-06-09
LLEWELLYN, David George, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2021-07-31
MORAN, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-19 · resigned 2018-07-19
RIGG, Paul Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2012-10-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Harper Adams University | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/11/2013 | 25/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Harper Adams University College | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/11/2010 | 25/11/2021 |
Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-25