ADZ LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02885053 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-07-23➖FITT, Sylvia resignedsecretary
- 1994-01-07➕FITT, Steven Richard appointeddirector
- 1994-01-07➕FITT, Sylvia appointedsecretary
- 1994-01-07➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-01-07➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADZ LIMITED
- 1994-01-06➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-01-06➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Sreven Richard Fitt Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACCUPAPERS LIMITED→ 16991243 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACRE NETWORK LIMITED→ 16344940 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACSOI STUDIO LTD→ 16174153 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AD LEVETT LTD→ 12245648 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AD-ME LTD→ 12120140 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADAMANT DIGITAL LIMITED→ 16210445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEGION DEFENCE LABS LIMITED→ 16666820 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AERIALVIEW LIMITED→ 11373402 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILE EDGE CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15494917 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGILE MINDS WORK LIMITED→ 15727875 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGITATE DIGITAL LIMITED→ 13366888 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AGR IT LIMITED→ 11226066 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
6 Chiltern Close
Bournemouth
BH4 9LQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FITT, Steven Richard→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1994-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FITT, Sylvia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-07 · resigned 2012-07-23
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-06 · resigned 1994-01-07
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-06 · resigned 1994-01-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-13