ADAM GRANT LTD

💤Zombieactive
09385306 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 £41,931

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£69
↓ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£41.9k£36.4k
Current assets£69£1.3k
Net assets£41.9k£36.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-04-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-04-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2015-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM GRANT LTD
  20. 2015-01-12
    HUSSAIN, Tariq 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 11 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tariq Hussain
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control12/01/2017

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
Incorporated2015-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Crown House Business Centre
North Circular Road
London
NW10 7PN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-01-26OVERDUE
Last: 2024-01-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Tariq
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-01-12
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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-04-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31