ADSIS IT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05701660 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), 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 17.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 capital
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-01-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-10-31
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    LAKHANI, Bijal resigned
    director
  18. 2009-12-01
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    LAKHANI, Sunil appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2008-05-23
    ➖
    GANESH, Thevarajah resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-05-23
    ➖
    GANESH, Thevarajah resigned
    director
  22. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    GANESH, Thevarajah appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-01-29
    ➖
    LAKHANI, Sunil Dhirajlal resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    GANESH, Thevarajah appointed
    director
  25. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Sunil Dhirajlal appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-03-09
    ➖
    CEC IT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-03-09
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Bijal appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-09
    ➖
    PAREKH, Kaushik resigned
    director
  29. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    PAREKH, Kaushik appointed
    director
  30. 2006-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ADSIS IT LIMITED
  31. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    CEC IT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2006-02-07
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2006-02-07
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sunil Lakhani
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2006-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

4 St Matthews Business Centre
Gower Street
Leicester
LE1 3LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

LAKHANI, Sunil→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANESH, Thevarajah→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned
LAKHANI, Sunil Dhirajlal→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2008-01-29
Resigned
CEC IT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-07 · resigned 2007-03-09
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-07 · resigned 2006-02-07
Resigned
GANESH, Thevarajah→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned
LAKHANI, Bijal→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2010-10-31
Resigned
PAREKH, Kaushik→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2007-03-09
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-07 · resigned 2006-02-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/07/200820/01/2021

Recent filings (68 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08