ADAM & EVE SERVICE STATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03483720 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-19
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-25➖ANDREWS, Kenneth Hugh resigneddirector
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05➕ANDREWS, Jane Aileen appointeddirector
- 2021-05-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-04➕ANDREWS, Jane Aileen appointedsecretary
- 2019-11-04➖BAMFORD, Diane Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-11-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1997-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM & EVE SERVICE STATION LIMITED
- 1997-12-19➕BAMFORD, Diane Valerie appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-19➕HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-19➖HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-19➕ANDREWS, Kenneth Hugh appointeddirector
- 1997-12-19➕HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-12-19➖HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Leonard Andrews Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2023 |
Miss Jane Aileen Andrews Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kenneth Hugh Andrewsceased 25/06/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Orchard House Crow Lane
Reed
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 8AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ANDREWS, Jane Aileen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, Jane Aileen→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAMFORD, Diane Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 2019-11-04
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 1997-12-19
ANDREWS, Kenneth Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 2021-06-25
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 1997-12-19
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Recent filings (78 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-13