ADAPTWELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02240671 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£192.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74209Other photographic activities
  • 77330Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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).

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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,012

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£192k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£422
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£77k£115k£154k£192kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£41.5k£68.8k
Current assets£422£661
Net assets£192.0k£169.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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  2. 2026-01-10
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  3. 2025-01-19
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  4. 2024-01-10
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  5. 2023-01-02
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  6. 2022-01-01
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  7. 2020-12-26
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  8. 2020-01-12
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  9. 2019-01-25
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  10. 2018-01-17
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  11. 2017-01-17
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  12. 2016-01-25
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  13. 2016-01-04
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  14. 2015-01-23
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  15. 2015-01-10
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  16. 2015-01-05
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    TIDSALL, David Peter Charles resigned
    director
  17. 1988-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTWELL LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Peter Holden
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

58 Park Road
Watford
Herts
WD17 4QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TIDSALL, David Peter Charles→
secretary
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Active
HOLDEN, David Peter→
director · ~68y
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Active
TIDSALL, David Peter Charles→
director · ~68y · resigned 2015-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07