AD PRECISION DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09362416 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£135.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 £135,215

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£135k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£69k£103k£137k£171kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£135.6k£77.5k
Current assets£171.5k£114.4k
Net assets£135.2k£77.4k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-31
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  3. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AD PRECISION DESIGN LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-19
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    DEKIC, Aleksandar appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    HEIMAN, Osker appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-19
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    HEIMAN, Osker resigned
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Aleksandar Dekic
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Patrick Charles & Co, Sheldon Chambers 2235-2243 Coventry Road
Sheldon
Birmingham
B26 3NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DEKIC, Aleksandar→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEIMAN, Osker→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2014-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-29