ADAM FOSTER CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03787346 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets—£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-01
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-06-08
    ➕
    FOSTER, Sarita Sharon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-08
    ➖
    BARRETT, Julie Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM FOSTER CONSULTING LIMITED
  20. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    FOSTER, Adam James Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    BARRETT, Julie Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS 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 "FOSTER" — 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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam James Douglas Foster
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/10/2025

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
Incorporated1999-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

3 Murray Road
Selsey
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 9AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FOSTER, Sarita Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-08
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Active
FOSTER, Adam James Douglas→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-06-10
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Active
BARRETT, Julie Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-08
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30