ADREM ACCOUNTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
05984803 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£137.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £137,302
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£137k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£94k£125k£156kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£137.3k£76.0k
Current assets£155.9k£118.5k
Cash£132.4k£87.2k
Debtors£23.5k£31.4k
Net assets£137.3k£76.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-29
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  8. 2023-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2021-02-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-01-09
    ➕
    JONES, Leonard Edward appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-01-09
    ➖
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2021-01-08
    ➕
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2021-01-08
    ➖
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2021-01-08
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  19. 2021-01-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2020-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-08-07
    ➕
    JONES, Leonard Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    FAUN, Stephen resigned
    director
  25. 2018-08-20
    ➕
    FAUN, Stephen appointed
    director
  26. 2017-04-06
    ➖
    ROACH, Mark Damion resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2014-01-01
    ➖
    WINCHAM LEGAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2012-10-31
    ➖
    FINLAY, John James resigned
    director
  30. 2011-11-21
    ➖
    COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2011-11-21
    ➕
    WINCHAM LEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    FINLAY, John James appointed
    director
  33. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director
  34. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    HALLATT, Jon Antony resigned
    director
  35. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  36. 2010-10-01
    ➖
    COMPANIES 4 U DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2009-10-31
    ➕
    HALLATT, Jon Antony appointed
    director
  38. 2006-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADREM ACCOUNTING LTD
  39. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    COMPANIES 4 U DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leonard Edward Jones
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—50-75% shares24/09/2020
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Wincham International Limitedceased 30/09/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Go E Automotive Limitedceased 10/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Wincham Investments Limitedceased 18/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Wincham Leisure Limitedceased 07/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Wincham Investments Limitedceased 03/07/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

1-2 Albert Chambers Canal Street
Congleton
CW12 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

JONES, Leonard Edward→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Leonard Edward→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-11-21
Resigned
WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-01-08 · resigned 2021-01-09
Resigned
WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2021-01-08
Resigned
WINCHAM LEGAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
FAUN, Stephen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-20 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
FINLAY, John James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
HALLATT, Jon Antony→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2023-08-29
Resigned
ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2017-04-06
Resigned
COMPANIES 4 U DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20