ADH ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03700012 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-22
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
£16.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,374

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 50230% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.9k£8.3k
Current assets£44.8k£89
Net assets£16.4k£7.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-04-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-04-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 1999-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  19. 1999-01-22
    ➕
    HEAPHY, Debra Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-01-22
    ➕
    HEAPHY, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 1999-01-22
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-01-22
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-01-22
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-01-22
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
Debra Jane Heaphy
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Heaphyceased 18/11/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1999-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

26 Camden Park Road
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 5HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HEAPHY, Debra Jane→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEAPHY, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-01-22
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Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-22 · resigned 1999-01-22
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-22 · resigned 1999-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27