ADA ROAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
09997782 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-10
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-272024-02-27

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-10-28
    TAYLOR, Victoria resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-08
    TAYLOR, Victoria appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADA ROAD LTD
  20. 2016-02-10
    OWEN, Garry 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Garry Owen
Individual · English · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

58 Lockwood Square
London
Greater London
SE16 2HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OWEN, Garry
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-02-10
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Active
TAYLOR, Victoria
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-11-29