ADEPT STRATEGY LTD

💤Zombieactive
08166835 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46711
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-04
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    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  11. 2021-10-26
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2015-06-10
    ➖
    EJOH, Peter resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-02-23
    ➖
    EJOH, Peter resigned
    director
  19. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-01-23
    ➕
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-20
    ➕
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida appointed
    director
  22. 2014-08-20
    ➖
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida resigned
    director
  23. 2014-08-13
    ➖
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-08-13
    ➖
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel resigned
    director
  25. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    EJOH, Peter appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    EJOH, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2014-06-24
    ➖
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara resigned
    director
  28. 2014-03-22
    ➕
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara appointed
    director
  29. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara resigned
    director
  30. 2013-05-08
    ➖
    NWANGORO, Michael Chidi resigned
    director
  31. 2012-12-21
    ➕
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara appointed
    secretary
  32. 2012-12-21
    ➖
    KOE, Adrian Michael resigned
    director
  33. 2012-12-21
    ➕
    NWANGORO, Michael Chidi appointed
    director
  34. 2012-12-21
    ➕
    SEIKETOVA, Dinara appointed
    director
  35. 2012-12-21
    ➕
    UWECHUE, Emmanuel appointed
    director
  36. 2012-12-21
    ➖
    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2012-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT STRATEGY LTD
  38. 2012-08-03
    ➕
    KOE, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  39. 2012-08-03
    ➕
    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Emmanuel Osida Uwechue
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46711 — SIC 46711

Registered office

1 And 3 Kings Meadow
Osney Mead
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 0DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EJOH, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2015-06-10
Resigned
SEIKETOVA, Dinara→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2014-08-13
Resigned
EJOH, Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2015-02-23
Resigned
KOE, Adrian Michael→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2012-12-21
Resigned
NWANGORO, Michael Chidi→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned
SEIKETOVA, Dinara→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-03-22 · resigned 2014-06-24
Resigned
SEIKETOVA, Dinara→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned
UWECHUE, Emmanuel Osida→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-08-20 · resigned 2014-08-20
Resigned
UWECHUE, Emmanuel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2014-08-13
Resigned
WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2012-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04