BE BRIGHTER ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12304061 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£79.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £79,341
Net assets shrinking
Down £724,882 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£79k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£163k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£161k£322k£483k£643k£804kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£125.5k£851.3k
Current assets£162.8k£193.3k
Net assets£79.3k£804.2k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-28
    YATES, Molly Michelle appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-28
    DRYDEN, Katherine Annette resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-04-19
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2023-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2019-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BE BRIGHTER ENERGY LIMITED
  23. 2019-11-07
    DRYDEN, Katherine Annette 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

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-18

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Molly Michelle Yates
Individual · British · DOB 04/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Katherine Annette Drydenceased 28/01/2025· 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
Incorporated2019-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Initial Business Centre, Unit 7
Monsall Road
Manchester
M40 8WN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

YATES, Molly Michelle
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-01-28
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Active
DRYDEN, Katherine Annette
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-11-07 · resigned 2025-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-25