GRAYTHORP ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11344629 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-03

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£-631.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35110

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

35300SIC 35300

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £631,583

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£907

Net Worth

-£632k

Current Assets

£146k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£-631.6k
Current assets	£146.3k
Cash	£907
Debtors	£145.4k
Net assets	£-631.6k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-07-05
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officers · TM01
2026-07-04
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EREIRA, David Philip resigned
director
2026-06-30
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officers · CH03
2026-06-30
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officers · CH01
2026-06-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-17
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accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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accounts · AA
2020-07-03
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accounts · AA01
2020-06-10
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officers · CH01
2020-05-22
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officers · CH01
2020-05-18
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officers · AP01
2020-05-16
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officers · AP03
2020-05-16
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officers · AP03
2020-05-16
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officers · AP03
2020-05-03
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EREIRA, David Philip appointed
director
2019-05-08
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DE BRUYKER DAWES, Harry Francs appointed
secretary
2019-05-08
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DE BRUYKER DAWES, Maximillian John appointed
secretary
2019-05-08
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EDWARDS, Barnaby Bevan appointed
secretary
2019-05-08
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THYKIER, Harriet Anne appointed
secretary
2018-05-03
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Company incorporated
As GRAYTHORP ENERGY LIMITED
2018-05-03
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TUCKER, Raymond Paul appointed
secretary
2018-05-03
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TUCKER, Raymond Paul 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 72 — 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 72 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Raymond Paul Tucker Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/05/2018

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

Incorporated2018-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Quarries Broad Lane

Shalcombe

Yarmouth

Isle Of Wight

PO41 0UQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17