ADESEAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08431078 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 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
37 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 £25,144
Cash YoY
+117%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↑ 117% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 161% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.1k£9.6k
Current assets£31.8k£18.3k
Cash£31.2k£14.3k
Debtors£586£3.9k
Net assets£25.1k£9.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-29
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    address · AD01
  12. 2016-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-05-08
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    GALBIATI, Paolo appointed
    director
  17. 2013-05-08
    ➖
    GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-05-08
    ➖
    WARD, Michael James resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-08
    ➖
    GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2013-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADESEAL LIMITED
  21. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    WARD, Michael James appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Paolo Galbiati
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

61 Charlotte Street
St Pauls Square
Birmingham
B3 1PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GALBIATI, Paolo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-05-08
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Active
GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned
WARD, Michael James→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned
GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19