ADAM & CO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06474977 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-16
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
£35.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £35,459
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,129 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.5k | £36.6k |
| Current assets | £102.7k | £94.0k |
| Net assets | £35.5k | £36.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-05➖HAJEE, Salim resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-01➕ADAM, Sohail Iqbal appointeddirector
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-23➖HAJEE, Ikram resignedsecretary
- 2013-07-23➖HAJEE, Aziz resigneddirector
- 2013-07-23➖HAJEE, Ikram resigneddirector
- 2008-02-16➕HAJEE, Ikram appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-16➕HAJEE, Aziz appointeddirector
- 2008-02-16➕HAJEE, Ikram appointeddirector
- 2008-02-16➕HAJEE, Salim appointeddirector
- 2008-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM & CO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
- 2008-01-16➕ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-01-16➖ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-01-16➕ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-01-16➖ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Adams & Co Accountants Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Adams & Co Accountants Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ADAM & CO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
This company · 06474977
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams & Co Accountants Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/02/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Sohail Iqbal Adamceased 02/02/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Salim Altaf Hajeeceased 05/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
251 Derby Street
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3 6LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
ADAM, Sohail Iqbal→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAJEE, Ikram→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-16 · resigned 2013-07-23
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-16 · resigned 2008-01-16
HAJEE, Aziz→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-02-16 · resigned 2013-07-23
HAJEE, Ikram→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-02-16 · resigned 2013-07-23
HAJEE, Salim→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-02-16 · resigned 2026-05-05
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-01-16 · resigned 2008-01-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (68 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12