ADCEED LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-7.4k |
| Current assets | — | £5.0k |
| Net assets | — | £-7.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 3 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2025-12-23📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-12-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADCEED LIMITED
- 2015-11-06➕OJO, Akintunde Oluwaseyi appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Akintunde Oluwaseyi Ojo Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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