ADEGRAF UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
10573128 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79110Travel agency activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: medium (68/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£7.7k
Current assets—£8.0k
Net assets—£10.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2024-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-14
    ➕
    FASHEYITAN, Adebayo Olajide, Dr appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-04-14
    ➕
    FASHEYITAN, Oluwatoyin David appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-14
    ➖
    FASHEYITAN, Adebayo Olajide, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEGRAF UK LTD
  19. 2017-01-19
    ➕
    FASHEYITAN, Adebayo Olajide, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

1b Columbine Street, Openshaw 1b Columbine Street
Openshaw
Manchester
M11 2LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FASHEYITAN, Adebayo Olajide, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FASHEYITAN, Oluwatoyin David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FASHEYITAN, Adebayo Olajide, Dr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-01-19 · resigned 2024-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19