ADAM HOUSE (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06414208 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-31
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,358 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£45k£68k£90k£113kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Current assets£30.5k£112.9k
Cash£10.6k£112.9k
Debtors£19.8k—
Net assets£4.7k£7.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-02-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2018-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2007-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM HOUSE (UK) LIMITED
  16. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    SALEEM, Fara appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    SALEEM, Majid appointed
    director
  18. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 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

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 Majid Saleem
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

123 Fishponds Road
Eastville
Bristol
BS5 6PR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SALEEM, Fara→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
SALEEM, Majid→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
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accounts · AA
2022-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
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accounts · AA
2020-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09