ADPCONSULTANCYUK LTD
💤Zombieactive
09425501 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-06
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-12.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,532
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 2856% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.5k | £-424 |
| Current assets | £2.8k | £8.4k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £-12.5k | £-424 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADPCONSULTANCYUK LTD
- 2015-02-06➕DALE, Annette appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Annette Dale Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A FAMILY OFFICE LTD→ 14645536 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADVOCATED LTD→ 09682055 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AECHELONIA LIMITED→ 15631137 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEG CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15011334 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEGAEON CAPITAL LIMITED→ 17124158 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AEK PARTNERS LTD→ 16178560 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 17032774 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AELVARON LTD→ 17073597 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AEON 6 LIMITED→ 15031321 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AEON CAPITAL ADVISORY LTD→ 16916402 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AEON GROUP LTD→ 09866964 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
563 Chiswick High Road
London
Greater London
W4 3AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DALE, Annette→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-06
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Recent filings (34 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17