ADR SHEQ CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09004414 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-23
    RAFTON, Leanne resigned
    director
  9. 2025-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-01
    RAFTON, Leanne appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADR SHEQ CONSULTANCY LTD
  20. 2014-04-22
    RAFTON, Andrew David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Rafton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

17 Sherwood Drive
Skellow
Doncaster
DN6 8NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RAFTON, Andrew David
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active
RAFTON, Leanne
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06