AD ENERGY EUROPE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10620903 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£267.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 50200SIC 50200
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £267,617
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,720 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£290k
Net Worth
£268k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£298k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£66k£132k£198k£264k£330kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£312.6k£383.8k
Current assets£297.9k£329.9k
Cash£289.6k
Debtors£8.3k
Net assets£267.6k£296.3k

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
10
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 capital
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  2. 2026-03-06
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  3. 2026-03-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-03-06
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  5. 2026-02-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-11-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-11-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2025-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD ENERGY EUROPE LTD
  20. 2017-02-15
    HADJAZI, Djamal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high · 1 low
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-03-06: legacy

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Djamal Hadjazi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

C/O Richmond Gatehouse
1053 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 3JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HADJAZI, Djamal
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-15
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Recent filings (36 total)

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-03-06
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-03-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-06
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05