ADSCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08511200 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£71.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £71,773
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↑ 783% YoY
Current Assets
£440k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-29 | 2024-04-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.8k | £8.1k |
| Current assets | £439.8k | £646.6k |
| Net assets | £71.8k | £8.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-14➖TAMOVA, Elena resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05➕TAMOVA, Elena appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28➖TAMOVA, Elena resigneddirector
- 2023-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-22➕ARUSTAMOV, Dmitriy appointeddirector
- 2013-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADSCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2013-04-30➕ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointeddirector
- 2013-04-30➖ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigneddirector
- 2013-04-30➕TAMOVA, Elena appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Elena Tamova Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/08/2024 |
Mr Dmitriy Arustamov Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Elena Tamovaceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Elena Tamovaceased 28/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCRINGTON TRADING LTD→ 11051677 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered office
11/12 Hallmark Trading Centre
Fourth Way
Wembley
Middlesex
HA9 0LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ARUSTAMOV, Dmitriy→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2013-04-30
TAMOVA, Elena→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-08-05 · resigned 2025-11-14
TAMOVA, Elena→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2023-06-28
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Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13