ANCALA BIOENERGY HOLDCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10697237 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-29

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 address
• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 address
• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-28
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-03-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
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LEE-EVANS, Christopher appointed
director
2026-03-20
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CLUNIE, Spence Matthew resigned
director
2026-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
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SCHWENGBER, Sebastian resigned
director
2025-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-24
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SCHWENGBER, Sebastian appointed
director
2024-05-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-18
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KHERATI, Rizwanullah resigned
director
2023-07-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-30
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POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos resigned
director
2020-10-01
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POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos appointed
director
2018-11-02
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HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant resigned
director
2018-02-06
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HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant appointed
director
2018-02-06
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KHERATI, Rizwanullah appointed
director
2017-04-13
➕
OWENS, David William appointed
director
2017-03-29
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Company incorporated
As ANCALA BIOENERGY HOLDCO LIMITED
2017-03-29
➕
AJMERA, Ankur appointed
director
2017-03-29
➕
CLUNIE, Spence Matthew appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CLUNIE, Spence Matthew resigned 2026-03-20; SCHWENGBER, Sebastian resigned 2026-02-24

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Gp Llp As General Partner Of Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Fund Lp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Gp Llp As General Partner Of Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Fund Lp

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

ultimate parent

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ANCALA BIOENERGY HOLDCO LIMITED

This company · 10697237

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Gp Llp As General Partner Of Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Fund Lp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/07/2023

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ancala Partners Llp Acting As Manager For Ancala Uk Infrastructure B Gp Llpceased 03/07/2023· board control
Ancala Partners Llp Acting As Manager For Ancala European Infrastructure Ii Gp Llpceased 03/07/2023· board control
Ancala Partners Llp Acting As Manager For Ancala European Infrastructure Iii Gp Llpceased 03/07/2023· board control
Ancala Partners Llp Acting As Manager For Ancala Uk Infrastructure A Gp Llpceased 03/07/2023· board control
Ancala Uk Infrastructure B Gp Llpceased 03/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Ancala Partners Llpceased 19/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2017-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Gracechurch Street

London

EC3V 0AF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

AJMERA, Ankur→

director · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LEE-EVANS, Christopher→

director · ~34y · appointed 2026-03-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OWENS, David William→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-04-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLUNIE, Spence Matthew→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2026-03-20

Resigned

HERRIOTT, Charles William Grant→

director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2018-11-02

Resigned

KHERATI, Rizwanullah→

director · ~52y · appointed 2018-02-06 · resigned 2023-08-18

Resigned

POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2023-03-30

Resigned

SCHWENGBER, Sebastian→

director · ~47y · appointed 2024-07-24 · resigned 2026-02-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-04-29

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-04-29

move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address

address · AD03

2026-04-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-12-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-09-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-28