BIOTECH ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10377491 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£215.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). 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: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £215,415

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£215k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£272k£544k£815k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£215.4k£215.2k
Current assets£1.36M£1.26M
Net assets£215.4k£215.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-08-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-08-10
    ➕
    MCKEEVER, Darren appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-08-10
    ➖
    CORRIGAN, Eamonn resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-06-12
    ➖
    COLLYER, Peter resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  17. 2019-08-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    MCGARRY, Adrian resigned
    director
  19. 2019-06-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-06-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-06-07
    ➖
    HULLAH, David Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-11-30
    ➖
    MICHAUX, Seth, Director Of Engineering resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-14
    ➕
    MICHAUX, Seth, Director Of Engineering appointed
    director
  25. 2018-02-16
    ➖
    MC KEEVER, Darren resigned
    director
  26. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    CORRIGAN, Eamonn appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-05-01
    ➖
    MC KEEVER, Darren resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    COLLYER, Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    MCGARRY, Adrian appointed
    director
  30. 2016-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIOTECH ENERGY GROUP LIMITED
  31. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    WILLMOTT, Roger appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    MC KEEVER, Darren appointed
    secretary
  33. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    HULLAH, David Charles appointed
    director
  34. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    MC KEEVER, Darren 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Roger Willmott
Individual
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest21/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Mckeeverceased 14/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Post Box 41 141 Castle Street
Salisbury
Wilstshire
SP1 3SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MCKEEVER, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLMOTT, Roger→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORRIGAN, Eamonn→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2023-08-10
Resigned
MC KEEVER, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2017-05-01
Resigned
COLLYER, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2020-06-12
Resigned
HULLAH, David Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2019-06-07
Resigned
MC KEEVER, Darren→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2018-02-16
Resigned
MCGARRY, Adrian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
MICHAUX, Seth, Director Of Engineering→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-03-14 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11