BUSINESS ENERGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11095565 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-04
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
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35230SIC 35230
  • 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0—
Net assets£0—
Average employees—100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-25
    ➕
    KHAN, Sarfaraz appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-07-19
    ➖
    CARTER, Jack resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-18
    ➕
    CARTER, Jack appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-08
    ➖
    KHAN, Sarfaraz resigned
    director
  22. 2017-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS ENERGIES LTD
  23. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    KHAN, Sarfaraz appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Sarfaraz Khan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sarfaraz Khanceased 01/05/2018· 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
Incorporated2017-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

1 Westferry Circus
London
E14 4HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Sarfaraz→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-09-25
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Active
CARTER, Jack→
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
KHAN, Sarfaraz→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-04 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16