AD7 CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06360329 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-04
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£886.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £886,396
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£886k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£912k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £902.9k | £860.9k |
| Current assets | £911.6k | £869.5k |
| Net assets | £886.4k | £837.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AD7 CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2007-09-04➕TARVER, Patricia Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-04➕TARVER, Adam Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ashleigh Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2023 |
Mr Adam Joseph Tarver Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.I. GLOBAL MEDIA LIMITED→ 07400916 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ABLY IT LTD→ 09851196 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABRAM HITECH LIMITED→ 15752434 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC SECURITY CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11135758 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACL CONTRACTING LTD→ 16641828 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTION TEC SERVICES MIDLANDS LTD→ 04894968 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACTIVEPLAN RETAIL LIMITED→ 11057279 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACTIVITY MAPPER LTD→ 16922764 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM SQUIRES LTD→ 11412330 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADAPTIVE CREATIVE CONSULTING LTD→ 10988697 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADAPTIVE WEB LIMITED→ 04804503 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Shire Barn
No Mans Heath Road
Chilcote
Derbyshire
DE12 8DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TARVER, Patricia Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TARVER, Adam Joseph→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-09-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/02/2019 | 25/09/2023 |
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07