ADAM WYLIE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04581667 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-05
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 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
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 (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
78 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 £1
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2010-11-06➖PRIVATE COMPANY REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM WYLIE LIMITED
- 2002-11-05➕WYLIE, Adam Oliver Verner appointeddirector
- 2002-11-05➕ARMES, Simon Philip Harcourt appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-05➖ARMES, Simon Philip Harcourt resignedsecretary
- 2002-11-05➕PRIVATE COMPANY REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-05➕BALL, Kristina appointeddirector
- 2002-11-05➖BALL, Kristina resigneddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "WYLIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 candidateStrong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Oliver Verner Wylie Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adam Oliver Verner Wylieceased 04/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 10 OVER SURF LTD→ 13791818 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| 45QST LTD→ 15217300 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| A DARN GOOD YARN LTD→ 15935931 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A GAME SPORTS LTD→ 08168836 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A. G. PROWSE LIMITED→ 05310080 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT HIPPY LTD→ 13101484 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACOUSTIC STREAMS LIMITED→ 12867776 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACTJACK LIMITED→ 01845163 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
C/O Whyfield Truro Business Park
Threemilestone
Truro
TR4 9LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WYLIE, Adam Oliver Verner→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMES, Simon Philip Harcourt→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-05
PRIVATE COMPANY REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2010-11-06
BALL, Kristina→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-05
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Recent filings (78 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-20