AB - AZ ENTERPRISES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15481091 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-10
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-20
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB - AZ ENTERPRISES LTD
  5. 2024-02-10
    BURLACU, Alexandru Adrian appointed
    director
  6. 2024-02-10
    ZASADA, Andrew Stefan appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexandru Adrian Burlacu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control10/02/2024
Mr Andrew Stefan Zasada
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control10/02/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

27 Chamberlain Way
Raunds
Wellingborough
NN9 6UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURLACU, Alexandru Adrian
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-02-10
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Active
ZASADA, Andrew Stefan
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-02-10
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-10