ADELPHI COURT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05408779 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    GHEEWALLA, Shabbir resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-07
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Hassan appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-05-13
    ➕
    AHMED, Akeela appointed
    director
  8. 2024-05-13
    ➖
    SHAIKH, Nihaal resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-05-13
    ➖
    SHAIKH, Hassan resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-02-20
    ➖
    AHMED, Akeela resigned
    director
  15. 2024-02-20
    ➕
    GHEEWALLA, Shabbir appointed
    director
  16. 2024-02-20
    ➖
    GHEEWALLA, Sukaina resigned
    director
  17. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-07-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2023-06-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2023-04-01
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    SHAIKH, Hassan appointed
    director
  25. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2006-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    AHMED, Akeela appointed
    director
  30. 2005-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ADELPHI COURT SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    SHAIKH, Nihaal appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    GHEEWALLA, Sukaina appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Akeela Ahmed
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Suite 301 Waterdale Manor House 20 Harewood Avenue
London
NW1 6JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

AHMED, Akeela→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAIKH, Hassan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-07
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Active
SHAIKH, Nihaal→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2024-05-13
Resigned
AHMED, Akeela→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2024-02-20
Resigned
GHEEWALLA, Shabbir→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-02-20 · resigned 2025-05-15
Resigned
GHEEWALLA, Sukaina→
director · ~41y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2024-02-20
Resigned
SHAIKH, Hassan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/07/2006—
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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-20