ADELBRY IT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10922647 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-18
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£13£27£40£54£67Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£67
Current assets£67
Net assets£67
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-15
    GRAY, Alana Erica appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-15
    GRAY, Alan resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-09-15
    GRAY, Sharon Nicola resigned
    director
  10. 2025-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-06-15
    GRAY, Alan resigned
    director
  13. 2025-06-15
    GRAY, Sharon Nicola appointed
    director
  14. 2025-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-08-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-06-01
    GRAY, Alana Erica resigned
    director
  20. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-12-09
    GRAY, Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2022-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-08-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2022-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-08-15
    GRAY, Alan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2022-08-15
    GRAY, Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  29. 2021-06-01
    GRAY, Alan appointed
    director
  30. 2020-06-22
    GRAY, Alan resigned
    director
  31. 2020-06-22
    GRAY, Sharon Nicola resigned
    director
  32. 2019-06-27
    GRAY, Alana Erica appointed
    director
  33. 2019-03-01
    CLARK, John Richard resigned
    director
  34. 2018-08-01
    CLARK, John Richard appointed
    director
  35. 2018-03-25
    GRAY, Sharon Nicola appointed
    director
  36. 2017-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADELBRY IT SERVICES LTD
  37. 2017-08-18
    GRAY, Alan 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GRAY, Alan resigned 2025-09-15; GRAY, Sharon Nicola resigned 2025-09-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Alana Erica Gray
Individual · British · DOB 07/1999 · age 27
sig. influencesignificant influence25/09/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan Grayceased 25/09/2025· board control
  • Ms Alana Erica Grayceased 30/08/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Alan Grayceased 22/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2017-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

37 Ebenezer Street Ebenezer Street
Langley Mill
Nottingham
NG16 4DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

GRAY, Alana Erica
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
GRAY, Alan
secretary · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
CLARK, John Richard
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
GRAY, Alan
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2025-06-15
Resigned
GRAY, Alan
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
GRAY, Alan
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-18 · resigned 2020-06-22
Resigned
GRAY, Alana Erica
director · ~27y · appointed 2019-06-27 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
GRAY, Sharon Nicola
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-06-15 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
GRAY, Sharon Nicola
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-25 · resigned 2020-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23