ADAPTIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07971281 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,943

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£47.9k£44.6k
Current assets£48.5k£49.1k
Net assets£47.9k£44.6k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-07-31
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    HODGES, Matt James resigned
    director
  11. 2019-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-02-20
    ➖
    WHITEFIELD NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2017-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-11-27
    ➕
    MUCKLOW, Gordon Lamont appointed
    director
  19. 2012-11-27
    ➖
    HART-GARBETT, Jessica Suzanne resigned
    director
  20. 2012-11-25
    ➕
    HODGES, Matt James appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-01
    ➖
    GARBETT, Paul Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2012-07-01
    ➕
    HART-GARBETT, Jessica Suzanne appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD
  24. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    WHITEFIELD NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    GARBETT, Paul Robert appointed
    director

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

58/100
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.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Lamont Mucklow
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matt James Hodgesceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

5 Castle Lane
Newport
PO30 1PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MUCKLOW, Gordon Lamont→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEFIELD NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2017-02-20
Resigned
GARBETT, Paul Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
HART-GARBETT, Jessica Suzanne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-11-27
Resigned
HODGES, Matt James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-11-25 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-24