ADAEVER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10320344 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-09
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
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,649

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 190% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£20.0k£13.6k
Current assets£19.9k£16.9k
Net assets£6.6k£2.3k

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 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-02-28
    NWANYA, Adaobi Angela appointed
    director
  12. 2019-02-28
    SHORTLAND, Martin resigned
    director
  13. 2019-02-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-02-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-02-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAEVER LIMITED
  21. 2016-08-09
    SHORTLAND, Martin 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Adaobi Angela Nwanya
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares28/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Shortlandceased 28/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

62 William Bayliss Drive
Wolverhampton
WV2 2JG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NWANYA, Adaobi Angela
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-02-28
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Active
SHORTLAND, Martin
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-08-09 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-03