ADIB (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07327879 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-27
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Banks
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
22 officers (1 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-30
    MURRAY, Michael Graeme resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-13
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  13. 2021-05-13
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  14. 2021-05-13
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  15. 2021-05-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-31
    HANLON, Michael Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2020-08-31
    MCLEOD, Keith George resigned
    director
  20. 2020-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2020-05-31
    KAUL, Shakila resigned
    secretary
  24. 2020-02-11
    TOMALIN, Michael Hardwick resigned
    director
  25. 2019-10-25
    KAUL, Shakila appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-08-28
    MURRAY, Michael Graeme appointed
    director
  27. 2019-04-01
    TOMALIN, Michael Hardwick appointed
    director
  28. 2019-03-31
    BELCHER, Brian Keith resigned
    director
  29. 2019-01-15
    MARTORANO, Bruno resigned
    director
  30. 2018-09-28
    EVANS, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  31. 2018-03-31
    SALIBA, Nuhad resigned
    director
  32. 2018-03-31
    SMITH, David John resigned
    director
  33. 2018-03-27
    AL SHEHHI, Abdulla Zaid Mohamed Alhelali appointed
    director
  34. 2018-03-04
    SARUP, Sarvesh resigned
    director
  35. 2018-01-15
    BELCHER, Brian Keith appointed
    director
  36. 2017-10-03
    HUSAIN, Masarrat resigned
    director
  37. 2017-10-03
    MARTORANO, Bruno appointed
    director
  38. 2016-06-09
    BELCHER, Brian Keith resigned
    director
  39. 2016-01-06
    EVANS, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  40. 2015-08-19
    HUSAIN, Masarrat appointed
    director
  41. 2015-07-01
    MCLEOD, Keith George appointed
    director
  42. 2015-06-23
    MEDIMI, Kishan resigned
    secretary
  43. 2015-02-19
    TAYLOR, Stuart Joseph resigned
    director
  44. 2014-11-17
    BELCHER, Brian Keith appointed
    director
  45. 2014-10-06
    SALIBA, Nuhad appointed
    director
  46. 2014-07-30
    MEDIMI, Kishan resigned
    director
  47. 2014-07-18
    KHAN, Majaz Ahmed resigned
    director
  48. 2014-07-18
    KOUBAA, Walid resigned
    director
  49. 2014-05-22
    SMITH, David John appointed
    director
  50. 2014-04-03
    TAYLOR, Stuart Joseph appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-05-13: legacy

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64191 — Banks

Registered office

Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 21 resigned)

AL SHEHHI, Abdulla Zaid Mohamed Alhelali
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
EVANS, Amanda
secretary · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
KAUL, Shakila
secretary · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
MEDIMI, Kishan
secretary · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2015-06-23
Resigned
BELCHER, Brian Keith
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-01-15 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
BELCHER, Brian Keith
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2016-06-09
Resigned
GRANDY, Arthur Harold
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
HANLON, Michael Robert
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
HUSAIN, Masarrat
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-08-19 · resigned 2017-10-03
Resigned
KHAN, Majaz Ahmed
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
KOUBAA, Walid
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-02-06 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
LUQMAN, Daffer
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2013-07-12
Resigned
MANNING, Edwin Philip Alfred
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2013-04-12
Resigned
MARTORANO, Bruno
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-03 · resigned 2019-01-15
Resigned
MCLEOD, Keith George
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
MEDIMI, Kishan
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2014-07-30
Resigned
MURRAY, Michael Graeme
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-28 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned
SALIBA, Nuhad
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
SARUP, Sarvesh
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2018-03-04
Resigned
SMITH, David John
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-22 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24