COUNTRY UTILITIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09535126 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-10
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
£68.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,398

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£69kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£68.4k£66.7k
Current assets£69.5k£66.6k
Net assets£68.4k£66.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-04
    ➖
    MCGOWAN, James Michael resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-02-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-02-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-15
    ➖
    MCGOWAN, Colm resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-15
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Francis Steven appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-15
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, James Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-15
    ➖
    MCGOWAN, Linda resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COUNTRY UTILITIES LTD
  21. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Colm appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Linda 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Francis Mcgowan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control15/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colm Mcgowanceased 15/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

1 Canberra House
Corbygate Business Park
Corby
NN17 5JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCGOWAN, Francis Steven→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-02-15
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Active
MCGOWAN, Colm→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2021-02-15
Resigned
MCGOWAN, James Michael→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-02-15 · resigned 2026-05-04
Resigned
MCGOWAN, Linda→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2016-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-21