ADRIAN WAITE (INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03713554 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£29.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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, 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
73 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 £29,679

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£20k£27k£34kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£29.7k£26.1k
Current assets£33.8k£17.9k
Net assets£29.7k£25.8k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-12-26
    ➖
    WAITE, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 1999-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN WAITE (INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES) LIMITED
  19. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    WAITE, Adrian Harvey Martin appointed
    director
  20. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    WAITE, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-02-15
    ➖
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-02-15
    ➖
    CDF FORMATIONS 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WAITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 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
Mr Adrian Harvey Martin Waite
Individual · English · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elaine Waiteceased 26/12/2022· 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
Incorporated1999-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Unit 22 Cumberland House Gaynham King & Mellor Solicitors,
Unit 22 Cumberland House, St Lukes Road,
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WAITE, Adrian Harvey Martin→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAITE, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2022-12-26
Resigned
CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 1999-02-15
Resigned
CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 1999-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23