ARCTURUS ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10465525 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-153.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £153,651

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£102
Net Worth
-£154k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£-153.7k
Current assets£1.0k
Cash£102
Debtors£927
Net assets£-153.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-09-03
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-08-31
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    CHEBLI, Manal resigned
    director
  12. 2025-08-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2024-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2024-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2024-04-08
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    address · AD01
  18. 2024-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2023-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2020-08-14
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    CHEBLI, Manal appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCTURUS ENERGY LIMITED
  24. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    BARDSLEY, John Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Christopher Bardsley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/08/2025
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Barbir Mayaceased 24/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Manal Chebliceased 31/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ctco Trading & Contracting Europe Ltdceased 09/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Arcturus Epcom Limitedceased 31/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Manal Chebliceased 02/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr John Christopher Bardsleyceased 14/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Mynshull House
78 Churchgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARDSLEY, John Christopher→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHEBLI, Manal→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-08-14 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10