ADOPTSMT UK LTD.

💤Zombieactive

06642980 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-10

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

84 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

100

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	1	1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-19
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LAIMER, David appointed
secretary
2022-10-19
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LAIMER, David appointed
director
2022-10-19
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HOFMANN, Erhard resigned
director
2022-10-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-27
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HOFMANN, Erhard resigned
secretary
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-05
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CLARK, Barry Stuart resigned
director
2009-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Valad Salfords Custodian Limited
2009-08-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-08-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Alternativesmt Limited
2008-07-10
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Company incorporated
As ADOPTSMT UK LTD.
2008-07-10
➕
HOFMANN, Erhard appointed
secretary
2008-07-10
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-10
➕
CLARK, Barry Stuart appointed
director
2008-07-10
➕
HOFMANN, Erhard appointed
director
2008-07-10
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

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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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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

Incorporated2008-07-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Bignell Park Barns

Bicester

Oxfordshire

OX26 1TD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-27

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LAIMER, David→

secretary · appointed 2022-10-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAIMER, David→

director · ~29y · appointed 2022-10-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOFMANN, Erhard→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2022-09-27

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-10

Resigned

CLARK, Barry Stuart→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2019-07-05

Resigned

HOFMANN, Erhard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2022-10-19

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-10 · resigned 2008-07-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Valad Salfords Custodian Valad Salfords Custodian Limited	Rent deposit charge	1 property	30/09/2009	—
	satisfied	Alternativesmt Alternativesmt Limited	Debenture	1 property	09/08/2008	05/08/2009

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-02-10

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-02-10

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-12-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-12-24

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-12-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2022-11-05