ADDVENTURE AWARDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06507170 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-18

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-02-24
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officers · TM01
2018-02-24
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officers · TM02
2018-02-24
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address · AD01
2018-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-02-17
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ROBERTS, Susan resigned
secretary
2018-02-17
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ROBERTS, John Charles resigned
director
2017-11-17
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CLARKE, Mark Edward appointed
director
2017-11-17
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officers · AP01
2017-10-25
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accounts · AA
2008-02-18
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Company incorporated
As ADDVENTURE AWARDS LIMITED
2008-02-18
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ROBERTS, Susan appointed
secretary
2008-02-18
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ROBERTS, John Charles appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Edward Clarke Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	18/02/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Charles Robertsceased 17/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2008-02-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Meg Lane

Longwood

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD3 4QP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-04

Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CLARKE, Mark Edward→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-11-17

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Active

ROBERTS, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-18 · resigned 2018-02-17

Resigned

ROBERTS, John Charles→

director · ~72y · appointed 2008-02-18 · resigned 2018-02-17

Resigned

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