ADG LEISURE LTD
💤Zombieactive
07897842 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.2y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-12➖RICHARDSON, Amanda Nicole resigneddirector
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11➕RICHARDSON, Amanda Nicole appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-30➖HARVEY, Gary James resigneddirector
- 2013-05-01➕HARVEY, Gary James appointeddirector
- 2013-05-01➖HARVEY, Gary James resigneddirector
- 2012-09-14➖NEWSHAM, Damian resigneddirector
- 2012-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADG LEISURE LTD
- 2012-01-05➕FENLON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-01-05➕HARVEY, Gary James appointeddirector
- 2012-01-05➕NEWSHAM, Damian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Fenlon Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
The Lock Keepers Cottage
9 Century Street
Manchester
M3 4QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
FENLON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARVEY, Gary James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2016-04-30
HARVEY, Gary James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-01-05 · resigned 2013-05-01
NEWSHAM, Damian→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-05 · resigned 2012-09-14
RICHARDSON, Amanda Nicole→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-12-11 · resigned 2025-05-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust LTD | A registered charge | — | 01/05/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13