ADEPTEO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07015559 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees0200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-04
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-16
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-05
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    DAVIES, Graham resigned
    secretary
  15. 2015-11-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-09-28
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    DAVIES, Graham appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-06-30
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    SOUTH MANCHESTER SOLICITORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-12-30
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    TAYLOR, Carl appointed
    director
  20. 2010-08-30
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    MOUNTENEY, Jonathan Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2009-09-28
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    MOUNTENEY, Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2009-09-28
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    TAYLOR, Carl John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPTEO LIMITED
  24. 2009-09-11
    ➕
    SOUTH MANCHESTER SOLICITORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-09-11
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Carl John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 15 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 Carl John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Riverside House Kings Reach Business Park
Yew Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK4 2HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TAYLOR, Carl→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned
SOUTH MANCHESTER SOLICITORS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-11 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
MOUNTENEY, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-09-28 · resigned 2010-08-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Carl John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-09-11 · resigned 2009-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24