COMSOL ENERGY LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey 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 | 2024-07-27 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-526.2k | £-435.9k |
| Current assets | £55.4k | £40.1k |
| Cash | £574 | £2.2k |
| Debtors | £54.8k | £37.9k |
| Net assets | £-526.2k | £-435.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16➕DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce appointeddirector
- 2025-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-10-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-14➕SHIELDS, James Martin appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➖GALLACHER, Neil Patrick resigneddirector
- 2015-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs COMSOL ENERGY LIMITED
- 2015-07-21➕GALLACHER, Neil Patrick appointeddirector
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Nethercote Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Martin Shields Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 20/02/2017 |
Nethercote Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neil Patrick Gallacherceased 14/02/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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