ADTEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05348144 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-31

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

£1.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £1,562

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,939 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 65% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£2.7k	£5.6k
Current assets	£6.4k	£8.7k
Net assets	£1.6k	£4.5k

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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2023-03-07
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2022-03-10
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2021-02-01
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2020-04-15
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2019-04-03
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2005-01-31
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Company incorporated
As ADTEL LIMITED
2005-01-31
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DEARING, Amanda appointed
secretary
2005-01-31
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DEARING, Andrew appointed
director
2005-01-31
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-31
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-31
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-01-31
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-01-31
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-01-31
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Dearing Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/01/2017

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

Incorporated2005-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities

Registered office

Mulholland & Co, The Old Bakery 3a King Street

Delph

Oldham

OL3 5DL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DEARING, Amanda→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-31

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Active

DEARING, Andrew→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-01-31

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Active

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

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