ADUNOLA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
07968957 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-29
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,978
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £2.2k | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £2.0k | £1.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-05-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-07➕POPOOLA, Florence Oni Fatimoh appointeddirector
- 2012-05-03➖POPOOLA, Nimota Adunola resigneddirector
- 2012-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ADUNOLA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2012-02-29➕POPOOLA, Nimota appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-29➕POPOOLA, Nimota Adunola appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Florence Oni Fatimoh Popoola Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Healthcare & medical · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247LON HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 16882538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A J FOODS INDIA LIMITED→ 11878696 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACTIVE62 COMPANY LTD→ 14161124 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADAM AESTHETICS LIMITED→ 13709992 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADVANCED PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE LIMITED→ 17007505 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVANCED TRAINING & HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD→ 13740300 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AE CASTLE LIMITED→ 17128580 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AESTHETICS & SKIN BY SALLY LTD→ 15400702 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AESTHETICSBYKYRA LTD→ 16878273 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AESTHETIX SMILE LIMITED→ 14660408 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFA SUPPORTED LIVING LTD→ 14660763 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFORS WOMEN’S HEALTH LIMITED→ 12015680 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
14 Hamsey Green Gardens
Warlingham
Surrey
CR6 9RQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
POPOOLA, Florence Oni Fatimoh→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POPOOLA, Nimota Adunola→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-02-29 · resigned 2012-05-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-09