ADAQUO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10870375 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-18
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (70/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAQUO LIMITED
- 2017-07-18➕PEARCE, Anthony Stephen Raymond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Stephen Raymond Pearce Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 18/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Keepers Cottage Nightingale Lane
Ide Hill
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
PEARCE, Anthony Stephen Raymond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-07-18
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05