ADENPATH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02682979 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-31
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,045
Net assets shrinking
Down £284 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.0k | £6.3k |
| Current assets | £6.0k | £6.3k |
| Net assets | £6.0k | £6.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02➖BHALLA, Krutika resigneddirector
- 2021-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-08➕BHALLA, Krutika appointeddirector
- 2020-06-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-05➖HODGETTS, Neil James resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-05➖COX, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27➕HOMER, Alex appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-24➕HOMER, Alex appointeddirector
- 2019-11-24➖CLAYTON, Alan James resigneddirector
- 2019-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-11➖THORNTON, Anna Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2005-10-01➕CLAYTON, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2005-10-01➕COX, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2002-08-23➖SKIDMORE, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2002-08-23➕THORNTON, Anna Louise appointeddirector
- 2001-11-11➖FIELDHOUSE, Gordon Michael resigneddirector
- 2001-11-11➕SKIDMORE, Stuart appointeddirector
- 1998-01-07➕HODGETTS, Neil James appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-12➖HUTCHINSON, Claire Patricia resignedsecretary
- 1994-02-08➕HUTCHINSON, Claire Patricia appointedsecretary
- 1994-02-08➖WARREN, Ann Louise resignedsecretary
- 1994-02-08➕FIELDHOUSE, Gordon Michael appointeddirector
- 1993-07-12➖WARREN, Peter Louis resigneddirector
- 1992-02-13➕WARREN, Ann Louise appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-13➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-02-13➕WARREN, Peter Louis appointeddirector
- 1992-02-13➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ADENPATH LIMITED
- 1992-01-31➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-31➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Manor Court
63 Minster Road
Stourport-On-Severn
DY13 8AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
Active
Active
HODGETTS, Neil James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 2020-06-05
HUTCHINSON, Claire Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1997-12-12
WARREN, Ann Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-02-13 · resigned 1994-02-08
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-13
BHALLA, Krutika→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-06-08 · resigned 2021-03-02
CLAYTON, Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-24
COX, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2020-06-05
FIELDHOUSE, Gordon Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 2001-11-11
SKIDMORE, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2001-11-11 · resigned 2002-08-23
THORNTON, Anna Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2019-07-11
WARREN, Peter Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-02-13 · resigned 1993-07-12
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-13
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-07