ITHACA ZETA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08860426 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 06100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

06200SIC 06200

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
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accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
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officers · RP04AP01
2024-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
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VASQUES, Luciano Maria appointed
director
2024-07-01
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FRIEDMAN, Yaniv appointed
director
2024-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-27
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MCATEER, Julie Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-05-27
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MYERSON, Gilad resigned
director
2024-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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BRUCE, Alan Alexander resigned
director
2023-12-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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LEWIS, Iain Clifford Scobbie appointed
director
2022-09-01
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CRAWFORD, David Andrew resigned
director
2022-06-30
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PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-06-30
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MATSUOKA, Kazuo resigned
secretary
2022-06-30
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AKIYAMA, Ko resigned
director
2022-06-30
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AUSTIN, John Anthony resigned
director
2022-06-30
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BRUCE, Alan Alexander appointed
director
2022-06-30
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CRAWFORD, David Andrew appointed
director
2022-06-30
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INOUE, Hisataka resigned
director
2022-06-30
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KODAMA, Akira resigned
director
2022-06-30
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MYERSON, Gilad appointed
director
2022-06-30
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SATO, Wataru resigned
director
2020-11-11
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MATSUOKA, Kazuo appointed
secretary
2020-11-11
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OZAWA, Masaki resigned
secretary
2020-08-05
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AKIYAMA, Ko appointed
director
2020-08-05
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SUGIURA, Satoru resigned
director
2019-04-01
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INOUE, Hisataka appointed
director
2019-02-06
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KODAMA, Akira appointed
director
2019-02-06
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OKAYASU, Kenji resigned
director
2019-01-01
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AUSTIN, John Anthony appointed
director
2019-01-01
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SMITH, Carl Kevin resigned
director
2018-06-15
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FUJIMAGARI, Tadashi resigned
director
2017-06-07
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SAXBY, Richard resigned
director
2017-04-28
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KANAZAWA, Yukio resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Ithaca Energy (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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Sumitomo Corporation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ITHACA ZETA LIMITED

This company · 08860426

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ithaca Energy (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2022
Sumitomo Corporation 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-01-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

LS1 5AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24