ADLER MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01905288 · ltd · incorporated 1985-04-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,159

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 200% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£7k£375£8k£16k£24kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£15.2k£-15.2k
Current assets£23.7k—
Debtors—£23.7k
Net assets£15.2k£-15.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-03-31
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    SUNDER, Surjit resigned
    director
  13. 2017-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-27
    ➖
    HODGKINSON, Grahame resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-04-27
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    HODGKINSON, Grahame resigned
    director
  16. 2017-04-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-03-16
    ➖
    HARRISON, Mark Gladstone resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-03-16
    ➕
    HODGKINSON, Grahame appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    VERMA, Santosh appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-13
    ➖
    HARRISON, Mark Gladstone resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    HODGKINSON, Grahame appointed
    director
  24. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    SUNDER, Surjit appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-13
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2014-04-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Brian Taylor
  27. 2006-09-21
    ➕
    HARRISON, Mark Gladstone appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-09-21
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Gerald Morley resigned
    secretary
  29. 1985-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADLER MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Unit 2 Adler Industrial Estate
Betam Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 1ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

VERMA, Santosh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
HARRISON, Mark Gladstone→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2015-03-16
Resigned
HODGKINSON, Grahame→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-16 · resigned 2017-04-27
Resigned
RICHARDS, Gerald Morley→
secretary · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
HARRISON, Mark Gladstone→
director · ~79y · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned
HODGKINSON, Grahame→
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2017-04-27
Resigned
SUNDER, Surjit→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, Brian→
director · ~75y · resigned 2015-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Brian Taylor
A registered charge1 property09/04/2014—
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Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24