FIRST ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07264944 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-25

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	500	800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-27
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RUTHERFORD, Peter resigned
director
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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CROCKETT, Leon appointed
director
2015-12-04
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MCCRINDLE, Graeme Lee resigned
director
2015-12-03
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PAGET, Karen resigned
secretary
2015-12-03
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RUTHERFORD, Peter appointed
director
2015-12-03
➖
TUCKER, Matthew resigned
director
2015-11-13
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RUTHERFORD, Peter resigned
director
2015-11-12
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LAMBIE, Alexander Scott resigned
director
2013-05-21
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MCCRINDLE, Graeme Lee appointed
director
2013-05-21
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WORTHING, Michael resigned
director
2011-09-28
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FRASER, Alastair Douglas resigned
director
2011-09-28
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RUTHERFORD, Peter appointed
director
2011-09-28
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TRUSSLER, Peter John resigned
director
2011-09-28
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WORTHING, Michael appointed
director
2011-08-04
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LAMBIE, Alexander Scott resigned
secretary
2011-08-04
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PAGET, Karen appointed
secretary
2011-03-25
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KINCAID, Melanie Jane resigned
secretary
2011-03-25
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LAMBIE, Alexander Scott appointed
secretary
2011-03-24
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FRASER, Alastair Douglas appointed
director
2010-06-07
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TRUSSLER, Peter John appointed
director
2010-06-07
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TUCKER, Matthew appointed
director
2010-05-25
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Company incorporated
As FIRST ENERGY LIMITED
2010-05-25
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KINCAID, Melanie Jane appointed
secretary
2010-05-25
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LAMBIE, Alexander Scott appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Leon Crockett Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	31/01/2019
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Crockett Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	27/03/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Raven Energy Limitedceased 31/01/2019· 50-75% shares · firm interest
Raven Energy Limitedceased 27/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2010-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Midway House Staverton Technology Park, Herrick Way

Staverton

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL51 6TQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

CROCKETT, Leon→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KINCAID, Melanie Jane→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-25 · resigned 2011-03-25

Resigned

LAMBIE, Alexander Scott→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2011-08-04

Resigned

PAGET, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-04 · resigned 2015-12-03

Resigned

FRASER, Alastair Douglas→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2011-09-28

Resigned

LAMBIE, Alexander Scott→

director · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-25 · resigned 2015-11-12

Resigned

MCCRINDLE, Graeme Lee→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2015-12-04

Resigned

RUTHERFORD, Peter→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-03 · resigned 2024-03-27

Resigned

RUTHERFORD, Peter→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2015-11-13

Resigned

TRUSSLER, Peter John→

director · ~72y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2011-09-28

Resigned

TUCKER, Matthew→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2015-12-03

Resigned

WORTHING, Michael→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2013-05-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-08-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-08-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-06-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-06-26

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-05-20

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-02