ADAPTIVE ARRAY SYSTEMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07763133 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-05
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-03-10
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    BARKER, David Edwin resigned
    director
  14. 2019-03-10
    ➖
    JONES, Michael Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2019-03-10
    ➖
    URWIN, John Martin resigned
    director
  16. 2019-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-05-09
    ➖
    PRYCE, Anthony Neil resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-02-08
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  22. 2015-10-06
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    BARKER, David Edwin appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-12
    ➖
    PALMER, Anthony Roger resigned
    director
  24. 2013-04-08
    ➕
    PRYCE, Anthony Neil appointed
    secretary
  25. 2013-03-14
    ➕
    JONES, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    PALMER, Anthony Roger appointed
    director
  27. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    URWIN, John Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2012-07-17
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Helen resigned
    secretary
  29. 2011-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE ARRAY SYSTEMS LTD
  30. 2011-09-05
    ➕
    SHENTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  31. 2011-09-05
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Helen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Shed Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Shed Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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ADAPTIVE ARRAY SYSTEMS LTD
This company · 07763133

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shed Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting08/09/2021
Mr Christopher Shenton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Enterprise Ventures Ltdceased 08/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Enterprise Ventures (General Partner Nw Venture) Limitedceased 08/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

103 Millstone Lane
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SHENTON, Christopher→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFITHS, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2012-07-17
Resigned
PRYCE, Anthony Neil→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2018-05-09
Resigned
BARKER, David Edwin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-06 · resigned 2019-03-10
Resigned
JONES, Michael Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2019-03-10
Resigned
PALMER, Anthony Roger→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2014-09-12
Resigned
URWIN, John Martin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2019-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05