ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03542904 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£21.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,025
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,052 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£21.0k£27.1k
Current assets£32.9k£38.8k
Net assets£21.0k£27.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-08-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-07-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-07-27
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    TAYLOR- GENCER, Paula Louise resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    BARISIC, James Marko resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR- GENCER, Paula Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    BARISIC, James Marko appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    HORN, Lesley resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-11
    ➖
    HOLMES, Pamela Joan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-07-11
    ➕
    HORN, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    HOLMES, Adina appointed
    director
  24. 1998-04-16
    ➕
    HOLMES, Pamela Joan appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-04-16
    ➖
    FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1998-04-16
    ➖
    FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 1998-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS LIMITED
  28. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1998-04-08
    ➕
    FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Miss Adina Holmes
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

5 Higher Shapter Close
Topsham
Exeter
Devon
EX3 0AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HOLMES, Adina→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARISIC, James Marko→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
HOLMES, Pamela Joan→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-16 · resigned 2003-07-11
Resigned
HORN, Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-11 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
TAYLOR- GENCER, Paula Louise→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2023-07-27
Resigned
FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 1998-04-16
Resigned
FOOT ANSTEY SARGENT SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 1998-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07