ADCOMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
07956090 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£52.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,717

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£53k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£52.7k£48.3k
Current assets£33.7k£28.8k
Net assets£52.7k£48.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-28
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  3. 2023-08-24
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  4. 2022-11-17
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  5. 2021-10-26
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  6. 2021-01-31
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  7. 2019-11-09
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  8. 2018-06-04
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  9. 2017-06-05
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  10. 2016-10-31
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  11. 2016-05-11
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2016-05-09
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2016-05-06
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-06
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-05-06
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-31
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    NILSSON, Geoffrey John appointed
    director
  17. 2016-03-01
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    SANTRY, Jonathon Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
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    THURSTAN, Greg resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ADCOMPANY LTD
  20. 2012-02-20
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    SANTRY, Jonathon Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-20
    ➕
    THURSTAN, Greg appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Geoffrey John Nilsson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Krengelan
Langham Road
Robertsbridge
East Sussex
TN32 5DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NILSSON, Geoffrey John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANTRY, Jonathon Peter→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-02-20 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
THURSTAN, Greg→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-02-20 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-06