ADIRA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05191541 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
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 (79/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2024-01-07
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-10-23
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  7. 2019-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-31
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    address · AD01
  9. 2018-09-28
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  10. 2017-09-22
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  11. 2016-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-05
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2015-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-28
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  15. 2015-07-01
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    BERNIER, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2011-09-01
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    PARRY, Michael John, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2006-01-01
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    BERNIER, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2005-07-01
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    PARRY, Michael John, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2004-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADIRA LIMITED
  20. 2004-07-28
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    BERNIER, Phillip Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-07-28
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    BERNIER, Phillip Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2004-07-28
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    BERNIER, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2004-07-28
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    BERNIER, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phillip Michael Bernier
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence01/07/2016
Mrs Amanda Jane Bernier
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Hendre Fawr
Garnswllt
Ammanford
SA18 2SF
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BERNIER, Phillip Michael→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-28
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Active
BERNIER, Phillip Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-28
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Active
BERNIER, Amanda Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
BERNIER, Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
PARRY, Michael John, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
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2024-01-07
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2023-08-27
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2022-12-08
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2022-08-12
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2021-09-30
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2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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2020-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12