ADUKUS LAW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09302140 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-10
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1000700

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-11
    ➖
    FEBIRI, Vincent Agyapong resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-11
    ➖
    MARTEY, Frederick resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-03
    ➕
    FEBIRI, Vincent Agyapong appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-03
    ➕
    MARTEY, Frederick appointed
    director
  10. 2023-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2014-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADUKUS LAW LIMITED
  22. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    ADUKU, Kofi Magya appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADUKU" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kofi Magya Aduku
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

662 Old Kent Road
London
SE15 1JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ADUKU, Kofi Magya→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEBIRI, Vincent Agyapong→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-02-03 · resigned 2024-09-11
Resigned
MARTEY, Frederick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-03 · resigned 2024-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29