ADA NETWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03321114 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
    ➖
    KEAST, Peter resigned
    director
  8. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-06-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2018-06-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-29
    ➖
    BROCK, Melissa resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-01-29
    ➖
    BROCK, Melissa resigned
    director
  20. 2011-04-21
    ➕
    KEAST, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-10
    ➕
    BROCK, Melissa appointed
    director
  22. 2006-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Stephen Dennis Cossey and Denise Carol Cossey
  23. 2000-05-26
    ➖
    WOOD, Alan Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    BROCK, Melissa appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-04-07
    ➖
    WOOD, Alan Richard resigned
    secretary
  26. 1997-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADA NETWORKS LIMITED
  27. 1997-02-19
    ➕
    SNELLING, Ashley Duncan appointed
    director
  28. 1997-02-19
    ➕
    WAYNE, Harold appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-02-19
    ➖
    WAYNE, Harold resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-02-19
    ➕
    WOOD, Alan Richard appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-02-19
    ➕
    WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 1997-02-19
    ➖
    WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1997-02-19
    ➕
    WOOD, Alan Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Ashley Duncan Snelling
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/02/2017

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
Incorporated1997-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Jasmine Cottage
Smallridge
Newbury
RG20 0LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SNELLING, Ashley Duncan→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROCK, Melissa→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
WAYNE, Harold→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-19 · resigned 1997-02-19
Resigned
WOOD, Alan Richard→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-19 · resigned 2000-04-07
Resigned
BROCK, Melissa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
KEAST, Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-04-21 · resigned 2021-10-25
Resigned
WAYNE, Yvonne→
nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 1997-02-19 · resigned 1997-02-19
Resigned
WOOD, Alan Richard→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-02-19 · resigned 2000-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Stephen Dennis Cossey and Denise Carol Cossey
Rent deposit deed1 property26/06/200620/06/2019

Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-06