ADEPTE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10503295 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-30
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
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year to Feb 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➖KARALIUS, Paul Charles resigneddirector
- 2026-03-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-24➕KARALIUS, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24➖KARALIUS, Paul Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-01➖JONES, Kathryn Sarah resigneddirector
- 2019-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-19➕GRESHAM, Keith Bryden appointeddirector
- 2018-12-04➖NEL, Brendan resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADEPTE LIMITED
- 2016-11-30➕JONES, Kathryn Sarah appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➕KARALIUS, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➕NEL, Brendan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Axtec House Stuart Road
Manor Park
Runcorn
WA7 1TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GRESHAM, Keith Bryden→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Kathryn Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2019-07-01
KARALIUS, Paul Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-02-24 · resigned 2026-04-01
KARALIUS, Paul Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2023-02-24
NEL, Brendan→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2018-12-04
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24