AD VALOREM CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05511082 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-18
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-26

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-04-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-04-27
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2026-04-26
    ➖
    MUSSELL, Francis resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-08-04
    ➕
    MUSSELL, Francis appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-07-29
    ➖
    MUSSELL, Deborah Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-29
    ➖
    MUSSELL, Deborah Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2005-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD VALOREM CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
  22. 2005-07-18
    ➕
    MUSSELL, Dominic Francis John appointed
    director
  23. 2005-07-18
    ➕
    MUSSELL, Deborah Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-07-18
    ➕
    MUSSELL, Deborah Anne appointed
    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 61 — 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 61. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dominic Francis John Mussell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares18/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Old Chapel Redbridge Road
Crossways
Dorchester
DT2 8DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-26
Last made up to: 2026-04-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MUSSELL, Dominic Francis John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSSELL, Deborah Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned
MUSSELL, Francis→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-04 · resigned 2026-04-26
Resigned
MUSSELL, Deborah Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29