ADEPTEQ LTD

💤Zombieactive
05726544 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-14
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-02-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-02-01
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    LOMAN, Ian appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-02-01
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    INNISS, Louis resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-08-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2006-03-10
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    DAVIES, Gordon Meredith appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-10
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    NEWMAN, Tracey resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPTEQ LTD
  22. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    INNISS, Louis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Tracey appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Meredith Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Neil Anthony Thorne
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2006-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 4 548-550 Elder House
Elder Gate
Milton Keynes
MK9 1LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LOMAN, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
DAVIES, Gordon Meredith→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-03-10
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Active
INNISS, Louis→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
NEWMAN, Tracey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-03-10
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
Debenture1 property25/08/2006—
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10