BRITANNIA ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09697976 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-104.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £104,776
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£105k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£105k-£80k-£55k-£30k-£6k£19kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£80.2k£83.2k
Current assets£19.3k£18.5k
Cash£9.7k£8.7k
Debtors£6.7k£6.9k
Net assets£-104.8k£-89.5k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2024-08-25
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  4. 2024-08-25
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  5. 2023-11-14
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  6. 2023-10-31
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  7. 2023-10-31
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  8. 2023-10-31
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    MASON, David Stuart appointed
    director
  10. 2023-10-30
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    PALMERI, Angelo Alessandro resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-10-30
    ➖
    LEVI, Paolo resigned
    director
  12. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-08-11
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  14. 2023-08-11
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  15. 2023-08-11
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  16. 2022-09-02
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  17. 2021-06-23
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  18. 2020-11-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2020-11-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mark Hackforth-Jones
  20. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-02-05
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  22. 2020-02-05
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  23. 2020-01-30
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    MASON, David Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2020-01-30
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    MONTANGERO, Enrico Giuseppe Virgilio resigned
    director
  25. 2019-02-15
    ➖
    LALONDE, Geralde resigned
    director
  26. 2017-02-09
    ➖
    MCMAHON, Stephen William resigned
    director
  27. 2016-05-02
    ➖
    DAVOLIO MARANI, Marcello resigned
    secretary
  28. 2016-05-02
    ➕
    PALMERI, Angelo Alessandro appointed
    secretary
  29. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    LALONDE, Geralde appointed
    director
  30. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    MCMAHON, Stephen William appointed
    director
  31. 2016-01-08
    ➕
    MONTANGERO, Enrico Giuseppe Virgilio appointed
    director
  32. 2015-08-04
    ➕
    LEVI, Paolo appointed
    director
  33. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    DAVOLIO MARANI, Marcello appointed
    secretary
  34. 2015-08-03
    ➕
    MASON, David Stuart appointed
    director
  35. 2015-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITANNIA ENERGY LIMITED
  36. 2015-07-22
    ➕
    HACKFORTH-JONES, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Hackforth-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest09/08/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Rosa Herminia Hackforth-Jonesceased 23/03/2024· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Canadenergy Srlceased 09/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

1 Church Lane
London
SW19 3NY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HACKFORTH-JONES, Mark→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASON, David Stuart→
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVOLIO MARANI, Marcello→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2016-05-02
Resigned
PALMERI, Angelo Alessandro→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
LALONDE, Geralde→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2019-02-15
Resigned
LEVI, Paolo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-04 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
MASON, David Stuart→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-08-03 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
MCMAHON, Stephen William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2017-02-09
Resigned
MONTANGERO, Enrico Giuseppe Virgilio→
director · ~82y · appointed 2016-01-08 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mark Hackforth-Jones
A registered charge—05/11/2020—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-11