ADS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09175922 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-14

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Sector: Financial & insurance

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	20	2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
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auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2025-03-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-03-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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ALMEHAIRI, Ahmed Khalifa Mohamed Obaid appointed
director
2024-11-29
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SEHNAOUI, Karim resigned
director
2024-08-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
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JAMES, Hugh Thomas Anthony resigned
director
2024-05-03
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SEHNAOUI, Karim appointed
director
2024-04-20
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-28
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JAMES, Hugh Thomas Anthony appointed
director
2023-09-28
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PAPATHANASIOU, Theofanis resigned
director
2023-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-22
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PAPATHANASIOU, Theofanis appointed
director
2022-04-22
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WORSFOLD, David Francis resigned
director
2021-07-27
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WEBB, Paul Simon resigned
director
2021-07-14
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WORSFOLD, David Francis appointed
director
2020-08-03
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TAYLOR, Steven resigned
director
2019-02-26
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TAYLOR, Steven appointed
director
2019-02-26
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VELAY, Philippe Olivier resigned
director
2017-09-07
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DORNAN, Georgina Lynne resigned
secretary
2017-04-11
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LEGLER, Matteo Alessandro resigned
director
2017-04-10
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VELAY, Philippe Olivier appointed
director
2017-03-30
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BUTLER, Andrew Joseph resigned
director
2017-03-30
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WEBB, Paul Simon appointed
director
2016-10-10
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ROSSITER, Andrew Colin resigned
director
2016-09-30
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WATSON, James William resigned
director
2016-09-29
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BUTLER, Andrew Joseph appointed
director
2016-09-01
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BAGGIOLI, Marco resigned
director
2016-01-15
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DORNAN, Georgina Lynne appointed
secretary
2015-12-08
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BAGGIOLI, Marco appointed
director
2015-12-08
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GHANEM, Philippe resigned
director
2015-12-08
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RABBAT, Bachir resigned
director
2015-04-24
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GHANEM, Philippe appointed
director
2015-04-24
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LEGLER, Matteo Alessandro appointed
director
2015-04-24
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ROSSITER, Andrew Colin appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Government Of Abu Dhabi Individual	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/11/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mahmood Ebraheem Al Mahmoodceased 06/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Ads Securities London Limitedceased 31/12/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-08-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

4th Floor 49 St James Street

London

SW1A 1AH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 15 resigned)

ALMEHAIRI, Ahmed Khalifa Mohamed Obaid→

director · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DORNAN, Georgina Lynne→

secretary · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2017-09-07

Resigned

BAGGIOLI, Marco→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2016-09-01

Resigned

BUTLER, Andrew Joseph→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-29 · resigned 2017-03-30

Resigned

GHANEM, Philippe→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-24 · resigned 2015-12-08

Resigned

JAMES, Hugh Thomas Anthony→

director · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-28 · resigned 2024-05-03

Resigned

LEGLER, Matteo Alessandro→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-04-24 · resigned 2017-04-11

Resigned

PAPATHANASIOU, Theofanis→

director · ~50y · appointed 2022-04-22 · resigned 2023-09-28

Resigned

RABBAT, Bachir→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-08-14 · resigned 2015-12-08

Resigned

ROSSITER, Andrew Colin→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-24 · resigned 2016-10-10

Resigned

SEHNAOUI, Karim→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-05-03 · resigned 2024-11-29

Resigned

TAYLOR, Steven→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2020-08-03

Resigned

VELAY, Philippe Olivier→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2019-02-26

Resigned

WATSON, James William→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-24 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

WEBB, Paul Simon→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-30 · resigned 2021-07-27

Resigned

WORSFOLD, David Francis→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-14 · resigned 2022-04-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-10

auditors-resignation-company

auditors · AUD

2025-03-26

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-03-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC03

2025-03-11

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-11

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-08-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-22