ANCALA BIOENERGY INVESTCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12353029 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38210SIC 38210
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 address
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 3 address
- • 3 officers
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-04-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-04-28📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-25➕LEE-EVANS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2026-03-20➖CLUNIE, Spence Matthew resigneddirector
- 2026-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-24➖SCHWENGBER, Sebastian resigneddirector
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-24➕SCHWENGBER, Sebastian appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-11-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (As Defined by the Instrument)
- 2023-03-30➖POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos resigneddirector
- 2020-10-01➕POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent
- 2019-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCALA BIOENERGY INVESTCO LIMITED
- 2019-12-06➕AJMERA, Ankur appointeddirector
- 2019-12-06➕OWENS, David William appointeddirector
- 2019-12-06➕CLUNIE, Spence Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CLUNIE, Spence Matthew resigned 2026-03-20; SCHWENGBER, Sebastian resigned 2026-02-24
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ancala Bioenergy Midco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ancala Bioenergy Midco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANCALA BIOENERGY INVESTCO LIMITED
This company · 12353029
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ancala Bioenergy Midco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
20 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
AJMERA, Ankur→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-12-06
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LEE-EVANS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-03-25
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OWENS, David William→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-12-06
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CLUNIE, Spence Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-12-06 · resigned 2026-03-20
POLITIS, Tasso Lykurgos→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2023-03-30
SCHWENGBER, Sebastian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-07-24 · resigned 2026-02-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (As Defined by the Instrument) National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (As Defined by the Instrument) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank as Security Agent National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 06/03/2020 | 03/11/2023 |
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Recent filings (54 total)
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-29
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-03
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-03