CHRIS PLANT UTILITIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
12251127 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-09
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£36.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £36,192
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,214 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£36k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.9k | £46.8k |
| Current assets | £21.0k | £21.6k |
| Net assets | £36.2k | £46.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-01➕JONES, Richard Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRIS PLANT UTILITIES LTD
- 2019-10-09➕PLANT, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PLANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Leigh Jones Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/11/2020 |
Mr Christopher John Plant Individual · English · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/10/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Leigh Jonesceased 30/11/2020· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230
Registered office
232 Russells Hall Road
Dudley
DY1 2NP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Richard Leigh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLANT, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10