AADROIT SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05298009 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-08-01
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    LEVINE, Sarah Louise resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-04-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-14
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    TAYLOR, Alan Philip Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2008-02-12
    ➖
    JACKSON, David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-02-12
    ➕
    LEVINE, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-02-12
    ➖
    JACKSON, David resigned
    director
  21. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    O'LEARY, Glen Frederick appointed
    director
  22. 2004-11-29
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    JACKSON, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-11-29
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    JACKSON, David appointed
    director
  25. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Alan Philip Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2004-11-29
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AADROIT SYSTEMS LIMITED
  28. 2004-11-26
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-11-26
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Glen Frederick O'Leary
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/04/2017

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

10 Tugwood Close
Coulsdon
CR5 1PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

O'LEARY, Glen Frederick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, David→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
LEVINE, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-26 · resigned 2004-11-29
Resigned
JACKSON, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
TAYLOR, Alan Philip Christopher→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2015-08-14
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-26 · resigned 2004-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14