ADLINK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03737227 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,693

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£12k-£8k-£3k£1k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-16.7k£-17.1k
Current assets£2.3k£6.1k
Net assets£-16.7k£-17.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-30
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  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    HUNTER, Hana appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-03-28
    ➖
    DUFF, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-03-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2023-03-28
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2021-03-19
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  14. 2020-10-29
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2019-01-30
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  17. 2017-12-29
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  18. 1999-03-26
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    DUFF, Lawrence Russell appointed
    director
  19. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    DUFF, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-03-26
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-03-26
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1999-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLINK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  23. 1999-03-22
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-03-22
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 61 — 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 61. 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
Mr Lawrence Russell Duff
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Hana Hunterceased 31/03/2025· 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
Incorporated1999-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

11 Newitt Road
Hoo
Rochester
ME3 9ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HUNTER, Hana→
secretary · appointed 2023-03-28
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Active
DUFF, Lawrence Russell→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-03-26
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Active
DUFF, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29