2020 GAS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10873016 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-19
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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: 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
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
65
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-08-17
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Roland Timothy resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2022-03-20
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Roland Timothy appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-03-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-03-08
    ➖
    GIANFRIGLIA, Richard resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 2020 GAS LTD
  21. 2017-07-19
    ➕
    CRANE, James appointed
    director
  22. 2017-07-19
    ➕
    GIANFRIGLIA, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2017-07-19
    📄
    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Crane
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Gianfrigliaceased 08/03/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

3a Station Road
Shepperton
TW17 8AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CRANE, James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Roland Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-20 · resigned 2025-08-17
Resigned
GIANFRIGLIA, Richard→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-07-19 · resigned 2020-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-24