FLOTATION ENERGY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC597702 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.2y

30/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees13400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-03-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-11-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-30
    STEPHEN, Nicol Ross, Lord resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-01
    IKENOUCHI, Takehiko appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-30
    INOUE, Shinsuke resigned
    director
  10. 2025-05-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-05-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-04-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-04-01
    ROSE, Andrew Matthew appointed
    director
  14. 2025-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-03-31
    DOBSON, Jonathan resigned
    director
  16. 2025-03-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2025-03-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2025-03-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2025-02-18
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2025-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ci V Morecambe Topco Limited (Company Number 15333523)
  21. 2025-01-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2025-01-01
    MACLEOD, Barry John appointed
    director
  23. 2024-10-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  24. 2024-10-30
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  25. 2024-10-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2024-10-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2024-10-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2024-10-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2024-08-29
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  31. 2024-08-23
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  32. 2023-10-31
    SAWYER, Timothy Christian resigned
    director
  33. 2022-11-11
    FUJISHIRO, Toru appointed
    director
  34. 2022-11-11
    HONDA, Masaki appointed
    director
  35. 2022-11-11
    ICHIYAMA, Shinichiro appointed
    director
  36. 2022-11-11
    ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2022-11-11
    GILBERT, Martin James resigned
    director
  38. 2022-11-11
    INOUE, Shinsuke appointed
    director
  39. 2022-11-11
    MACASKILL, Allan resigned
    director
  40. 2021-04-22
    DONALDSON, Andrew Raymond resigned
    director
  41. 2021-02-25
    DOBSON, Jonathan appointed
    director
  42. 2021-02-25
    GILBERT, Martin James appointed
    director
  43. 2020-08-04
    SAWYER, Timothy Christian appointed
    director
  44. 2019-03-05
    STEPHEN, Nicol, Lord resigned
    secretary
  45. 2019-03-05
    ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2019-02-22
    STEPHEN, Nicol, Lord appointed
    secretary
  47. 2019-02-22
    DONALDSON, Andrew Raymond appointed
    director
  48. 2018-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLOTATION ENERGY LIMITED
  49. 2018-05-21
    MACASKILL, Allan appointed
    director
  50. 2018-05-21
    STEPHEN, Nicol Ross, Lord appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: INOUE, Shinsuke resigned 2025-06-30; STEPHEN, Nicol Ross, Lord resigned 2025-09-30

Group structure

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FLOTATION ENERGY LIMITED
This company · SC597702

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
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Macaskill Associates Limitedceased 01/11/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Allan Macaskillceased 01/11/2022· 25-50% voting
  • Nicol Stephenceased 01/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O Cms Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang Llp 4th Floor, Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 2EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)

FUJISHIRO, Toru
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-11
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Active
HONDA, Masaki
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-11-11
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Active
ICHIYAMA, Shinichiro
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IKENOUCHI, Takehiko
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
MACLEOD, Barry John
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
ROSE, Andrew Matthew
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
STEPHEN, Nicol, Lord
secretary · appointed 2019-02-22 · resigned 2019-03-05
Resigned
ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned
DOBSON, Jonathan
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
DONALDSON, Andrew Raymond
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-22 · resigned 2021-04-22
Resigned
GILBERT, Martin James
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-02-25 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned
INOUE, Shinsuke
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-11 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
MACASKILL, Allan
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-05-21 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned
SAWYER, Timothy Christian
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-04 · resigned 2023-10-31
Resigned
STEPHEN, Nicol Ross, Lord
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-21 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ci V Morecambe Topco (Company Number 15333523)
Ci V Morecambe Topco Limited (Company Number 15333523)
A registered charge06/02/2025
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Recent filings (98 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-18