ADTEC EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04052640 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200700

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
    ➖
    MCGOVERN, Mary resigned
    director
  2. 2025-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-25
    ➖
    FUJII, Shuitsu resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    MORISHITA, Hidenori appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    SAKATANI, Kazuhiro appointed
    director
  10. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    YOSHINO, Kazuto appointed
    director
  11. 2025-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-09-20
    ➖
    FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2018-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    HAYNES, Simon Laurence resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-11-30
    ➕
    FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    TAKAHARA, Toshihiro appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-01
    ➖
    SHIMADA, Shintarou resigned
    director
  28. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    HORITA, Nobuyuki resigned
    director
  29. 2013-08-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2013-08-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2013-08-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2013-08-01
    ➖
    KATO, Teruo resigned
    secretary
  33. 2011-10-31
    ➖
    NOONAN, Stephen George resigned
    director
  34. 2008-08-28
    ➕
    NOONAN, Stephen George appointed
    director
  35. 2008-08-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Robert Charles Puddle
  36. 2008-08-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Robert Charles Puddle
  37. 2005-02-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    FUJII, Shuitsu appointed
    director
  39. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    HORITA, Nobuyuki appointed
    director
  40. 2000-11-20
    ➕
    SHIMADA, Shintarou appointed
    director
  41. 2000-11-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Robert Charles Puddle
  42. 2000-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADTEC EUROPE LIMITED
  43. 2000-08-09
    ➕
    HAYNES, Simon Laurence appointed
    secretary
  44. 2000-08-09
    ➕
    KATO, Teruo appointed
    secretary
  45. 2000-08-09
    ➕
    MCGOVERN, Mary 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: FUJII, Shuitsu resigned 2025-06-25; MCGOVERN, Mary resigned 2025-06-27

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Adtec Plasma Technology Corporation Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adtec Plasma Technology Corporation Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADTEC EUROPE LIMITED
This company · 04052640

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
Adtec Plasma Technology Corporation Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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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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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
Incorporated2000-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Unit 8 Heathlands Industrial Estate
Heathlands Close
Twickenham
TW1 4BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

MORISHITA, Hidenori→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAKATANI, Kazuhiro→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAKAHARA, Toshihiro→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOSHINO, Kazuto→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYNES, Simon Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
KATO, Teruo→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2018-09-20
Resigned
FUJII, Shuitsu→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
HORITA, Nobuyuki→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
MCGOVERN, Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
NOONAN, Stephen George→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
SHIMADA, Shintarou→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2014-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Robert Charles Puddle
Rent deposit deed1 property06/08/200824/08/2013
satisfied
Robert Charles Puddle
Rent deposit deed1 property06/08/200824/08/2013
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/02/2005—
satisfied
Robert Charles Puddle
Rent deposit deed1 property10/11/200024/08/2013
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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-02