ADAPT FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09624506 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-04
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
£585
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £585
Net assets shrinking
Down £1 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£585
~ YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£585£586
Current assets£17.3k£27.8k
Net assets£585£586

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-02
    NASH, Beth Louise resigned
    director
  10. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-26
    NASH, Beth Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPT FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED
  19. 2015-06-04
    NASH, Richard John Paul 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

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard John Paul Nash
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest07/04/2016
Mrs Beth Louise Nash
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares16/08/2021

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
Incorporated2015-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

6 Selworthy Green
Ingleby Barwick
Stockton-On-Tees
Cleveland
TS17 0QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NASH, Richard John Paul
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-06-04
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Active
NASH, Beth Louise
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-09-26 · resigned 2020-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-02