S W ENERGY 2 LIMITED

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07190839 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-16
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35220
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mark Thomas
  11. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-11-18
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    COCHRANE, Darren Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2016-07-01
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    COCHRANE, Darren Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-08
    ➖
    HUBBARD, James Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-26
    ➖
    GRESTY, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-06-26
    ➖
    BEETHAM, Stephen resigned
    director
  23. 2010-06-26
    ➖
    FROST, Hugh Stephen resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-26
    ➖
    FROST, Simon resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-23
    ➕
    THOMAS, Mark James appointed
    director
  26. 2010-06-23
    ➕
    HUBBARD, James Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2010-04-21
    ➕
    GRESTY, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-04-21
    ➕
    BEETHAM, Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2010-04-21
    ➕
    FROST, Hugh Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2010-04-21
    ➕
    FROST, Simon appointed
    director
  31. 2010-04-21
    ➖
    HALLIWELL, Mark resigned
    director
  32. 2010-04-21
    ➖
    HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 2010-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As S W ENERGY 2 LIMITED
  34. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    HALLIWELL, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Sw Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sw Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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S W ENERGY 2 LIMITED
This company · 07190839

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
Sw Energy Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark James Thomasceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35220 — SIC 35220

Registered office

Burlington House 4th Floor
Crosby Road North
Liverpool
L22 0LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

THOMAS, Mark James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRESTY, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-21 · resigned 2010-06-26
Resigned
BEETHAM, Stephen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-04-21 · resigned 2010-06-26
Resigned
COCHRANE, Darren Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2016-11-18
Resigned
FROST, Hugh Stephen→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-04-21 · resigned 2010-06-26
Resigned
FROST, Simon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-21 · resigned 2010-06-26
Resigned
HALLIWELL, Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2010-04-21
Resigned
HUBBARD, James Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-06-23 · resigned 2011-04-08
Resigned
HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2010-04-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mark Thomas
A registered charge1 property18/08/2022—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25