AB ENERGY CENTRE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11665763 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-07
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 3.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£386.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.6y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £386,679
Cash YoY
+78%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£388k
↑ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£387k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£632k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £710.6k | £718.2k |
| Current assets | £632.4k | £493.0k |
| Cash | £387.9k | £217.6k |
| Debtors | £178.9k | £205.9k |
| Net assets | £386.7k | £381.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-30➕FORSTER, David James appointeddirector
- 2025-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-30➖FISHER, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➕FISHER, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2018-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AB ENERGY CENTRE LTD
- 2018-11-07➕FISHER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-11-07➕FISHER, Ben appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Fisher Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/11/2018 |
Mr Andrew Fisher Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas James Fisherceased 30/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
The Cattle Shed Maryholme
Hallbankgate
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 2NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
FISHER, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-11-07
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Active
FORSTER, David James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-04-30
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FISHER, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/10/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-31