ADLD LTD.

💤Zombieactive
07086641 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-05-01
    ➖
    NILED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2019-12-09
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2019-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-19
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  12. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2009-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLD LTD.
  18. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    DUISTER, Dilis Levinus appointed
    director
  19. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    NILED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dilis Levinus Duister
Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/11/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Dept 302 43 Owston Road
Carcroft
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN6 8DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DUISTER, Dilis Levinus→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-11-25
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Active
NILED LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-25 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-12-09