ADM PALLETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04746010 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-28

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

£2.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,367

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 247% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£367	£3.7k
Current assets	£20.6k	£20.9k
Net assets	£2.4k	£682

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-17
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UZZELL, Zoe Jo appointed
secretary
2020-08-17
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COLLINS, Philip resigned
secretary
2019-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-30
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HARDIMAN, Andrew David appointed
director
2019-04-30
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HARDIMAN, David resigned
director
2018-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2013-04-26
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COLLINS, Philip appointed
secretary
2013-04-26
➖
HARDIMAN, David resigned
secretary
2013-04-26
➖
LOCKIER, Gerald Francis resigned
director
2003-04-28
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Company incorporated
As ADM PALLETS LIMITED
2003-04-28
➕
HARDIMAN, David appointed
secretary
2003-04-28
➕
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-28
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-28
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HARDIMAN, David appointed
director
2003-04-28
➕
LOCKIER, Gerald Francis appointed
director
2003-04-28
➕
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-04-28
➖
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew David Hardiman Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/04/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Hardimanceased 30/04/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ADSETT TRADING CO LTD→ 03188392 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
AGILICO WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGIES (NORTH) LIMITED→ 02118025 · est 1987 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	39y	—	—
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AIR SEVEN LIMITED→ 07510743 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
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AK EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 15467720 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AKULAIMPEX LIMITED→ 16445340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AKURA LIMITED→ 03664847 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

86 Boverton Drive

Brockworth

Gloucester

GL3 4BS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-12

Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

UZZELL, Zoe Jo→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-17

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Active

HARDIMAN, Andrew David→

director · ~37y · appointed 2019-04-30

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Active

COLLINS, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2020-08-17

Resigned

HARDIMAN, David→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2013-04-26

Resigned

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28

Resigned

HARDIMAN, David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2019-04-30

Resigned

LOCKIER, Gerald Francis→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2013-04-26

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-04-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-05-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-15