ADAM HURTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06968942 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (78/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-15➖THOMAS ST JOHN LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-01➕THOMAS ST JOHN LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-03-31➖THOMAS ST JOHN LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-30➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
- 2009-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM HURTS LIMITED
- 2009-07-21➕ANDERSON, Adam appointeddirector
- 2009-07-21➕THOMAS ST JOHN LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-21➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Adam Anderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
50 Liverpool Street
London
EC2M 7PY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ANDERSON, Adam→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2009-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS ST JOHN LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-15
THOMAS ST JOHN LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-21 · resigned 2011-03-31
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-21 · resigned 2009-07-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29