CETUS ENERGY (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08121079 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-27
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 50100SIC 50100
  • 50200SIC 50200
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-07-27
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    DIPNALL, David John Joseph resigned
    director
  6. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-07-01
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    DIPNALL, David John Joseph appointed
    director
  11. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-08-07
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    address · AD01
  19. 2012-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CETUS ENERGY (UK) LTD
  20. 2012-06-27
    ➕
    BUTCHER, Kevin Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Michael Butcher
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/03/2019

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
Incorporated2012-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

3e2 Sharlands Ind Park,
Sharlands Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO14 1RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUTCHER, Kevin Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-06-27
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Active
DIPNALL, David John Joseph→
director · ~85y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-21