ADMIN BY REQUEST EMEA LTD

💤Zombieactive
09028700 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£1.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,283,800
Cash YoY
+77%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£987k
↑ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£311k£621k£932k£1.2m£1.6mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.29M£756.1k
Current assets£1.55M£1.03M
Cash£986.6k£556.9k
Debtors£566.4k£468.5k
Net assets£1.28M£746.8k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADMIN BY REQUEST EMEA LTD
  18. 2014-05-07
    JONES, Jeffrey Rhys Landseer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Carrington-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Jeffrey Rhys Landseer Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Chancery House
30 St Johns Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 7SA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Jeffrey Rhys Landseer
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-05-07
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09