ADVANCING ENERGY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14060152 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£68.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £68,081
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£68k
↑ 609% YoY
Current Assets
£186k
↑ 109% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.2k | £103.6k |
| Current assets | £186.3k | £89.0k |
| Net assets | £68.1k | £9.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-25➕GOODWILL, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2022-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCING ENERGY LTD
- 2022-04-21➕ATKINSON, Simon Thackray appointeddirector
- 2022-04-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Victoria Goodwill Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/10/2022 |
Mr Simon Thackray Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Unit 24 Apex Business Village
Apex Business Village
Cramlington
NE23 7BF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ATKINSON, Simon Thackray→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODWILL, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21