ADAMS WHOLESALE MEATS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10820300 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1£1£2£2£3Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3£3
Cash£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-01
    ALI, Osman Aslanoglu resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-12-19
    ALI, Suleyman Aslanoglu appointed
    director
  14. 2017-12-19
    ALI, Osman Aslanoglu appointed
    director
  15. 2017-12-19
    TEMBEL, Ali resigned
    director
  16. 2017-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2017-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-12-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-12-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2017-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS WHOLESALE MEATS LTD
  22. 2017-06-15
    TEMBEL, Ali 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

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

Group structure

Adams Wholesale West Sussex Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Adams Wholesale West Sussex Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ADAMS WHOLESALE MEATS LTD
This company · 10820300

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adams Wholesale West Sussex Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ali Tembelceased 19/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

Unit 1 Silverdale
Meadow Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 2RZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ALI, Suleyman Aslanoglu
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Osman Aslanoglu
director · ~32y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
TEMBEL, Ali
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-15 · resigned 2017-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-04