ADAM ROSS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10476750 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-20.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,302

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£20k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-20.3k
Current assets£1.1k
Net assets£-20.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM ROSS LTD
  14. 2016-11-14
    AHMED, Faisal appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Aneela Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/02/2025
Mr Faisal Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 Cranby Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B8 1JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AHMED, Faisal
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-11-14
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16