ENERGY MARKETING AND TRADING LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £13.2k |
| Current assets | — | £16.9k |
| Net assets | — | £13.2k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02➕GROGAN, Alexander Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ENERGY MARKETING AND TRADING LTD
- 2018-08-17➕GROGAN, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-08-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Grogan Individual · English · DOB 12/1995 · age 31 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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