DARTFORD GREEN POWER LTD

💤Zombieactive
13785158 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
    HAYWOOD, Richard Peter resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-26
    DUFFIELD, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-26
    LOWTHER, Antony John Innes resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-07-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-06-30
    BURGESS, Gary Paul resigned
    director
  11. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DARTFORD GREEN POWER LTD
  15. 2021-12-06
    STEYNOR, James Henry appointed
    director
  16. 2021-12-06
    BURGESS, Gary Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2021-12-06
    DUFFIELD, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2021-12-06
    HAYWOOD, Richard Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2021-12-06
    LOWTHER, Antony John Innes appointed
    director
  20. 2021-12-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DUFFIELD, Peter Charles resigned 2025-11-26; HAYWOOD, Richard Peter resigned 2026-01-21; LOWTHER, Antony John Innes resigned 2025-11-26

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Factory
Whitchurch
Ross On Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 6DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

STEYNOR, James Henry
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active
BURGESS, Gary Paul
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
DUFFIELD, Peter Charles
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2025-11-26
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Richard Peter
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned
LOWTHER, Antony John Innes
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2025-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-06