ADAMS NEW MEDIA LIMITED

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06775686 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-17
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-06-01
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    OLSZEWSKI, Mieczyslaw Cezary appointed
    director
  17. 2013-06-01
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    OLSZEWSKI, Wladyslaw resigned
    director
  18. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    KANCELARIA UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    BAJER, Dominika Ewa resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-15
    ➖
    MAJOR, Agnieszka resigned
    director
  21. 2010-04-14
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    BAJER, Dominika Ewa appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS NEW MEDIA LIMITED
  23. 2008-12-17
    ➕
    KANCELARIA UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-12-17
    ➕
    MAJOR, Agnieszka appointed
    director
  25. 2008-12-17
    ➕
    OLSZEWSKI, Wladyslaw appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mieczyslaw Cezary Olszewski
Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

11 Woodrow Close
Perivale
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OLSZEWSKI, Mieczyslaw Cezary→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANCELARIA UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
BAJER, Dominika Ewa→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-04-14 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
MAJOR, Agnieszka→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2010-04-15
Resigned
OLSZEWSKI, Wladyslaw→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29