ADELPHI TRANSLATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06989736 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£51.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,050
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,330 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£51.2k£73.7k
Current assets£62.0k£87.2k
Cash£48.9k£75.0k
Debtors£9.4k£10.4k
Net assets£51.0k£73.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  18. 2009-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADELPHI TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
  19. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    SUTCLIFFE, Nigel James appointed
    director
  20. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    CARTER, John appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-13
    ➖
    CARTER, John resigned
    director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel James Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82190 — Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

Registered office

Dmc01 County Way
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SUTCLIFFE, Nigel James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Active
CARTER, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2009-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Debenture1 property18/11/200904/06/2019

Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09