ADASTRA ADVENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09842189 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-26
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-04
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  6. 2025-02-04
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  7. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADASTRA ADVENTURES LIMITED
  18. 2015-10-26
    DALBY, Katriona Jane Mitchell 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

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
Miss Katriona Jane Mitchell Dalby
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-26
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Wyastone Business Park Wyastone Leys
Ganarew
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 3SR
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DALBY, Katriona Jane Mitchell
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-10-26
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-02-04
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26