ADLER INSTRUMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09721914 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (81/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 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.

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-06-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-09-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-09-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-09-21
    ➕
    GOHIL, Dharmishtha appointed
    director
  16. 2020-09-21
    ➖
    UDUPPAN, Biju Kuruvilla resigned
    director
  17. 2020-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLER INSTRUMENT LIMITED
  21. 2015-08-07
    ➕
    UDUPPAN, Biju Kuruvilla 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

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

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
Mrs Dharmishtha Gohil
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Biju Kuruvilla Uduppanceased 21/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Rear Of 17 Plantagenet Road
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN5 5JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GOHIL, Dharmishtha→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-21
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Active
UDUPPAN, Biju Kuruvilla→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-07 · resigned 2020-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20