FFG ENERGY CENTRES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13151832 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-22
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 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 35300SIC 35300
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Siemens Financial Services Limited
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-06-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-25➕DOWNING, Bay appointeddirector
- 2021-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Downing Investments Limited
- 2021-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FFG ENERGY CENTRES LTD
- 2021-01-22➕KIPLING, David Garrie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Maxwell Downing Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 28/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- On-Site Energy Holdings Ltdceased 28/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
- Onsite Energy Projects Ltdceased 25/05/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
1 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9GH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOWNING, Bay→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIPLING, David Garrie→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Siemens Financial Services Siemens Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Downing Investments Downing Investments Limited | A registered charge | — | 25/05/2021 | 26/05/2022 |
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24