ADAPTIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03443186 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£287.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £286,994
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£263k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£287k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£545k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£109k£218k£327k£436k£545kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£289.3k£180.4k
Current assets£545.4k£455.4k
Cash£263.4k£283.6k
Debtors£282.0k£171.8k
Net assets£287.0k£167.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-09-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-21
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2022-04-20
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  18. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    GOUGET, Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    BURKS, Sara Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    BURKS, Sara Elisabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-14
    ➖
    MAIS, Jon resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-04-14
    ➖
    GORDON, Gary resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    GOUGET, Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    HODGSON, Mellisa Anne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    MAIS, Jon appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-14
    ➖
    BOURGET, Darren Moreton resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-06-14
    ➕
    HODGSON, Mellisa Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIS LIMITED
  29. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    BOURGET, Darren Moreton appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-10-01
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    GORDON, Gary appointed
    director
  33. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1997-10-01
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 23 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.)

Group structure

Adaptis Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adaptis Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADAPTIS LIMITED
This company · 03443186

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adaptis Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Sara Elisabeth Burksceased 26/08/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Tintagel House
92 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BURKS, Sara Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURKS, Sara Elisabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOURGET, Darren Moreton→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 1999-06-14
Resigned
HODGSON, Mellisa Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
MAIS, Jon→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2003-04-14
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned
GORDON, Gary→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2003-04-14
Resigned
GOUGET, Richard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/05/2010—
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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-04-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-07