ADVISER PORTALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04956110 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-06
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-28
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2020-02-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-19
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    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04
  16. 2014-11-07
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    PHILLIPS, Oliver appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-07
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    PHILLIPS, Oliver resigned
    director
  18. 2013-12-18
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    BARRY, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2006-05-31
    ➖
    ARCHWAY INTERNET LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2004-01-12
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    ARCHWAY INTERNET LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2003-12-08
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    BARRY, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2003-11-07
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    BARRY, Mark Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-07
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    BARRY, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-07
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVISER PORTALS LTD
  27. 2003-11-06
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-11-06
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 22 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

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 Mark Andrew Barry
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares07/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Andrew Barryceased 07/11/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2003-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

82 Reddish Road
Reddish
Stockport
Cheshire
SK5 7QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BARRY, Mark Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Mark Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-07
Resigned
BARRY, Amanda Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2013-12-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Oliver→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-07
Resigned
ARCHWAY INTERNET LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-05-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08