ADRIAN LOADER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06772487 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-12
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 2024
Net worth
£2.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,353,267

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£474k£948k£1.4m£1.9m£2.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.35M£2.30M
Current assets£2.37M£2.30M
Net assets£2.35M£2.30M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-28
    ➕
    LOADER, Isabella appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-06-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-12-18
    ➖
    COLLINS, Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN LOADER LIMITED
  19. 2008-12-12
    ➕
    LOADER, William Adrian appointed
    director
  20. 2008-12-12
    ➕
    COLLINS, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOADER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Adrian Loader
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Isabella Loader
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Flat B Clink Wharf
Clink Street
London
SE1 9DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LOADER, Isabella→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOADER, William Adrian→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-12 · resigned 2008-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23