ADEPT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive

05285820 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-12

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£24.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £24,042

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

↑ 355% YoY

Current Assets

£34k

↓ 9.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£24.0k	£5.3k
Current assets	£33.8k	£37.2k
Net assets	£24.0k	£5.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-11-24
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officers · TM02
2025-11-22
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NICHOLLS, Shona resigned
director
2025-11-22
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address · AD01
2025-11-22
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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NICHOLLS, Mark Ian resigned
secretary
2025-09-24
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-11
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accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-09-22
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accounts · AA
2016-09-15
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accounts · AA
2013-04-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Peter Nicholls
2004-11-12
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Company incorporated
As ADEPT MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
2004-11-12
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NICHOLLS, Mark Ian appointed
director
2004-11-12
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NICHOLLS, Mark Ian appointed
secretary
2004-11-12
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-12
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-12
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NICHOLLS, Shona appointed
director
2004-11-12
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-11-12
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
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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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NICHOLLS, Mark Ian resigned 2025-11-11; NICHOLLS, Shona resigned 2025-11-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Ian Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

3 Briar Close 3 Briar Close

Wye

Ashford

TN25 5HB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

NICHOLLS, Mark Ian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2004-11-12

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Active

NICHOLLS, Mark Ian→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-11

Resigned

SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2004-11-12

Resigned

NICHOLLS, Shona→

director · ~72y · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-22

Resigned

SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-12 · resigned 2004-11-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Peter Nicholls	Legal charge	1 property	20/04/2013	30/03/2026

Recent filings (65 total)

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mortgage · MR04

2026-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-17

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-11-24

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

address · AD01

2025-11-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-22