ADAM GILL STUDIO LTD

💤Zombieactive
08209441 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £6,580
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,683 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£6.6k£9.3k
Current assets£16.2k£15.5k
Net assets£6.6k£9.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-01-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-01-21
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM GILL STUDIO LTD
  17. 2012-09-11
    GILL, Adam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jessica Laura Sims
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/05/2018
Mr Adam Gill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/09/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

32 Waverley Street
Slaithwaite
Huddersfield
HD7 5EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GILL, Adam
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Recent filings (35 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23