ADWELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03330641 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-10

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-08-27
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2024-09-10
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2023-11-06
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accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-03-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2019-03-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-01-03
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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officers · AP04
2018-12-18
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address · AD01
2018-12-18
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officers · TM02
2018-12-12
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EPMG LEGAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-12-11
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TALBOT, Roger George resigned
secretary
2018-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-03-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2004-03-29
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BUCKLEY, Maria Joy resigned
director
2002-01-22
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FAGAN, David Thomas resigned
director
1998-10-23
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BUCKLEY, Maria Joy appointed
director
1998-07-01
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FAGAN, David Thomas appointed
director
1997-03-10
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Company incorporated
As ADWELL LIMITED
1997-03-10
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WATSON, Sabahat appointed
director
1997-03-10
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TALBOT, Roger George appointed
secretary
1997-03-10
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-10
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-03-10
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-03-10
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 1JP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

EPMG LEGAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATSON, Sabahat→

director · ~71y · appointed 1997-03-10

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Active

TALBOT, Roger George→

secretary · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 2018-12-11

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1997-03-10

Resigned

BUCKLEY, Maria Joy→

director · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-23 · resigned 2004-03-29

Resigned

FAGAN, David Thomas→

director · ~74y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2002-01-22

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1997-03-10

Resigned

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