ADAPT SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08128774 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-03
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
£88.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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 £88,176
Net assets shrinking
Down £283 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£88k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£88.2k£88.5k
Current assets£132.5k£129.9k
Net assets£88.2k£88.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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  2. 2025-04-06
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-26
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-24
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-09-18
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    PATANKAR, Dattatray Sahebrao resigned
    director
  16. 2013-09-16
    ➕
    PATANKAR, Anshuli Dattatray appointed
    director
  17. 2013-09-16
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    PATANKAR, Anshuli Dattatray resigned
    director
  18. 2012-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPT SYSTEMS LIMITED
  19. 2012-07-03
    ➕
    PATANKAR, Dattatray Sahebrao appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-03
    ➕
    PATANKAR, Dattatray Sahebrao 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dattatray Sahebrao Patankar
Individual · English · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest03/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

35 Market Lane
Slough
SL3 8BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PATANKAR, Dattatray Sahebrao→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-03
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Active
PATANKAR, Anshuli Dattatray→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-16 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned
PATANKAR, Dattatray Sahebrao→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2013-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30