BRANKSTON BESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14761348 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-27
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 Mar 2025
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£92.5k
Current assets£92.5k
Net assets£20

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
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-02-06
    MOLE, Timothy Richard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-06
    WHITE, Giles Alistair resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2025-02-17
    STEYNOR, James Henry resigned
    director
  11. 2025-02-17
    WHITE, Giles Alistair appointed
    director
  12. 2025-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-06-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2024-06-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANKSTON BESS LTD
  19. 2023-03-27
    STEYNOR, James Henry appointed
    director
  20. 2023-03-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Ecodev Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BRANKSTON BESS LTD
This company · 14761348

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
Ecodev Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Stagbess Holdings Ltdceased 27/02/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Ecodev Group Ltdceased 25/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2023-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

2 St James's Street
6th Floor
London
SW1A 1EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MOLE, Timothy Richard
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-06
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Active
STEYNOR, James Henry
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-03-27 · resigned 2025-02-17
Resigned
WHITE, Giles Alistair
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-17 · resigned 2026-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24