ADRIAN DAVIS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08209444 · 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
£41.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 £41,011

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£46k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£41.0k£41.0k
Current assets£46.0k£46.0k
Net assets£41.0k£41.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-08
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-16
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN DAVIS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  17. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    JENKINS, Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-09-11
    ➕
    DAVIS, Adrian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "DAVIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Adrian Davis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/09/2016

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 SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

23 Hannington Close
Houlton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV23 1FG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JENKINS, Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active
DAVIS, Adrian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-09-11
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-08