BROAD ENERGY (RODEN) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12487015 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-27
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-07-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-07-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-06-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROAD ENERGY (RODEN) LIMITED
  16. 2020-02-27
    HILDITCH-BROWN, Alistair Crawford appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Broad Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Broad Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BROAD ENERGY (RODEN) LIMITED
This company · 12487015

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Broad Energy Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alistair Crawford Hilditch-Brownceased 01/09/2023· 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
Incorporated2020-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Chancery Place
50 Brown Street
Manchester
M2 2JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HILDITCH-BROWN, Alistair Crawford
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-02-27
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07