ADROIT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09281959 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-27
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£90.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £90,487
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,221 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£90k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£102k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£65k£97k£130k£162kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£90.5k£145.2k
Current assets£101.7k£162.3k
Net assets£90.5k£128.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-19
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    RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-03
    ➕
    RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-05-03
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-05-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-04
    ➕
    VENKATESWARAN, Arvind appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-04
    ➖
    RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri resigned
    director
  17. 2020-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-12
    ➖
    VENKATESWARAN, Arvind resigned
    director
  22. 2019-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2014-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADROIT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
  25. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    VENKATESWARAN, Arvind 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

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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gayathri Ramakrishnan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/05/2025
Mr Arvind Venkateswaran
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

108 Petersfield Avenue
Staines-Upon-Thames
Middlesex
TW18 1DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

VENKATESWARAN, Arvind→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-03 · resigned 2026-02-19
Resigned
RAMAKRISHNAN, Gayathri→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2020-06-04
Resigned
VENKATESWARAN, Arvind→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2019-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-18