ADAPT STUDIOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08202991 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    KAYLEY, Kimberley resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-01
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    DOCHERTY, Andrew Roger resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-31
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    MARTIN, Graham resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    PEYMAN, Farzad resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-17
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    MARTIN, Graham appointed
    director
  13. 2023-10-17
    ➕
    PEYMAN, Farzad appointed
    director
  14. 2023-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-04-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-12-28
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    KAYLEY, Andrew John appointed
    director
  27. 2017-09-13
    ➕
    KAYLEY, Andrew John appointed
    director
  28. 2017-09-13
    ➖
    KAYLEY, Andrew John resigned
    director
  29. 2017-07-12
    ➖
    COWLE, Thomas resigned
    director
  30. 2015-06-03
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, Andrew Roger appointed
    director
  31. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    KAYLEY, Andrew John resigned
    director
  32. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    KAYLEY, Kimberley appointed
    director
  33. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    COWLE, Thomas appointed
    director
  34. 2012-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPT STUDIOS LIMITED
  35. 2012-09-05
    ➕
    KAYLEY, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DOCHERTY, Andrew Roger resigned 2025-11-01; KAYLEY, Kimberley resigned 2025-12-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Kayley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Cowleceased 11/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Db Tax Ltd
54 Greenacres Road
Oldham
OL4 1HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

KAYLEY, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWLE, Thomas→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2017-07-12
Resigned
DOCHERTY, Andrew Roger→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-06-03 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
KAYLEY, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-13 · resigned 2017-09-13
Resigned
KAYLEY, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-09-05 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
KAYLEY, Kimberley→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-10-17 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
PEYMAN, Farzad→
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-17 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26