SEFG ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15248658 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-09-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-08-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    MATTHIAS, Alexandre Robert Graham resigned
    director
  10. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    PEPPER, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-05-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    PEPPER, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-04-29
    ➖
    HOROBIN, Mark resigned
    director
  16. 2023-12-11
    ➖
    AUSTEN, Richard resigned
    director
  17. 2023-12-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEFG ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  19. 2023-10-31
    ➕
    DARWIN, Charles Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2023-10-31
    ➕
    SCHORAH, David Gerard appointed
    director
  21. 2023-10-31
    ➕
    AUSTEN, Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2023-10-31
    ➕
    HOROBIN, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2023-10-31
    ➕
    MATTHIAS, Alexandre Robert Graham appointed
    director
  24. 2023-10-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-07: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-08-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Sustainable Energy & Fuels Group (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Sustainable Energy & Fuels Group (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SEFG ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
This company · 15248658

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
Sustainable Energy & Fuels Group (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Sustainable Heat & Power Group Limitedceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Origin Clean Power Solutions Limitedceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Base
Dallam Lane
Warrington
WA2 7NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DARWIN, Charles Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHORAH, David Gerard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTEN, Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-10-31 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
HOROBIN, Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-10-31 · resigned 2024-04-29
Resigned
MATTHIAS, Alexandre Robert Graham→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-31 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
PEPPER, Andrew Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-31