ENVANTAGE RENEWABLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08840053 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-10
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£863.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £863,924
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Net Worth
£864k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£173k£346k£518k£691k£864kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£904.4k£819.0k
Current assets£133.3k£118.7k
Cash£56.4k£53.4k
Debtors£76.9k£65.2k
Net assets£863.9k£780.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-15
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    HINDMARSH, Colin resigned
    director
  11. 2019-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-29
    ➕
    NIEDERLÄNDER, Josef appointed
    director
  13. 2018-11-29
    ➖
    ALLETSON, Philip Brent resigned
    director
  14. 2018-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2014-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ENVANTAGE RENEWABLES LTD
  20. 2014-01-10
    ➕
    ALLETSON, Philip Brent appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-10
    ➕
    HINDMARSH, Colin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 Josef Niederländer
Individual · German · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Initial Business Centre Wilson Business Park
Monsall Road
Manchester
M40 8WN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NIEDERLÄNDER, Josef→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-29
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Active
ALLETSON, Philip Brent→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2018-11-29
Resigned
HINDMARSH, Colin→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2019-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24