A1 ENERGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11036842 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of call centres
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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 £5,125
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£5.1k£3.8k
Current assets£6.2k£11.1k
Cash£6.2k£9.7k
Debtors£1.4k
Net assets£5.1k£3.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  3. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2025-01-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-01-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-01-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2020-01-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2017-10-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 ENERGIES LIMITED
  20. 2017-10-30
    EASWARALINGAM, Rajalingam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Rajalingam Easwaralingam
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
75100%
75-100% shares30/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82200 — Activities of call centres

Registered office

15-17 Hainault Road
Romford
Essex
RM5 3AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EASWARALINGAM, Rajalingam
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-30
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-06-13
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-17