ARDOUR ENERGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10490854 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£43.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,710
Net assets shrinking
Down £799 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£135k£271k£406k£542k£677kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£61.8k£62.6k
Current assets£159.3k£677.4k
Cash£24.0k£405.4k
Debtors£135.3k£271.9k
Net assets£43.7k£44.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-02-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-02-17
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2021-02-01
    ➕
    HELIX AGENCIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2021-02-01
    ➕
    MIAH, Sopna appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-01
    ➖
    MAJOR, George resigned
    director
  19. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-04
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  21. 2016-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDOUR ENERGY LIMITED
  22. 2016-11-22
    ➕
    MAJOR, George appointed
    director

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sopna Miah
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Majorceased 31/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Queen Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2SQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HELIX AGENCIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-01
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Active
MIAH, Sopna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAJOR, George→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13