ADRIAN CURTIS LIMITED

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10831883 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-22
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
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,954
Net assets shrinking
Down £692 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.0k£5.6k
Current assets£4.5k£5.7k
Net assets£5.0k£5.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-06-09
    ➖
    CURTIS, Julie resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN CURTIS LIMITED
  16. 2017-06-22
    ➕
    CURTIS, Adrian John appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-22
    ➕
    CURTIS, Julie appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURTIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian John Curtis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Julie Curtisceased 09/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2017-06-22
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

157 Parc Bryn Derwen
Llanharan
Pontyclun
CF72 9TX
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CURTIS, Adrian John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-22
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Active
CURTIS, Julie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-06-22 · resigned 2023-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03