ADAMIAN THOMAS CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04435708 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-48.4k
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
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 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 (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
78
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
65 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,356
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£48k-£38k-£27k-£16k-£5k£6kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-48.4k£-38.0k
Current assets£4.9k£5.8k
Cash£4.5k£5.4k
Debtors£356£356
Net assets£-48.4k£-38.0k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-15
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2021-01-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-11-29
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Martyn John appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-11-29
    ➖
    THOMAS, Mansel James resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMIAN THOMAS CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    ADAMIAN THOMAS, Colber Edwin appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    LAZARUS, Heather Ann appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-05-10
    ➖
    LAZARUS, Heather Ann resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    THOMAS, Mansel James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    LAZARUS, Harry Pierre appointed
    nominee-director
  24. 2002-05-10
    ➖
    LAZARUS, Harry Pierre resigned
    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 "ADAMIAN THOMAS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Colber Edwin Adamian-Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

35 Hen Parc Avenue
Upper Killay
Swansea
SA2 7HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HAMMOND, Martyn John→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMIAN THOMAS, Colber Edwin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAZARUS, Heather Ann→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned
THOMAS, Mansel James→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2020-11-29
Resigned
LAZARUS, Harry Pierre→
nominee-director · ~89y · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-15