ADRIAN NICOLLE & CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03102139 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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, 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
99 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees11

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-01-01
    ➖
    NICOLLE, Adrian Christopher resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-01-01
    ➕
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-05-03
    ➖
    CRANG, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  22. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    NICOLLE, Adrian Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-01
    ➖
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    CRANG, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  25. 2000-02-02
    ➖
    NICOLLE, Nicola Michelle resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-02-02
    ➕
    WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1995-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN NICOLLE & CO. LIMITED
  28. 1995-09-14
    ➕
    NICOLLE, Adrian Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 1995-09-14
    ➕
    NICOLLE, Nicola Michelle appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-09-14
    ➕
    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    secretary
  31. 1995-09-14
    ➖
    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NICOLLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Christopher Nicolle
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/02/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adrian Christopher Nicolleceased 03/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Worldwide Investments Partners Ltdceased 19/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 1 24 - 25 Barnack Business Centre
Blakey Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

NICOLLE, Adrian Christopher→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICOLLE, Adrian Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2007-01-01
Resigned
NICOLLE, Nicola Michelle→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-14 · resigned 2000-02-02
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-14 · resigned 1995-09-14
Resigned
WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
WESSEX COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-02-02 · resigned 2006-05-01
Resigned
CRANG, Nicholas James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19