ADITION UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
09238853 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£151
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £151
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,163 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£151
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.3k£8.4k
Current assets£3.3k£16.9k
Net assets£151£7.3k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADITION UK LTD
  18. 2014-09-29
    BENSON, Paul Andrew James 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

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 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Andrew James Benson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Virtual Minds Agceased 31/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

First Floor Offices
Unit 1 Longbridge Meadow
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BENSON, Paul Andrew James
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-29
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08