ADVENTURE ESTATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10937707 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-30
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: high (80/100)

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

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
42 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,099

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-292024-08-29
Total assets£12.0k—
Current assets£26.5k—
Net assets£4.1k—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    TILIKA, Liga resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-02-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-07-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-07-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-06
    ➖
    PADGETT, Simon William resigned
    director
  19. 2021-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2021-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2020-09-18
    ➕
    TILIKA, Liga appointed
    director
  23. 2018-02-01
    ➕
    CREEVY, Alexander George appointed
    director
  24. 2017-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE ESTATES LTD
  25. 2017-08-30
    ➕
    PADGETT, Simon William appointed
    director

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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander George Creevy
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexander George Creevyceased 19/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Simon William Padgettceased 06/07/2021· 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
Incorporated2017-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

31 Courtlands Close
Watford
WD24 5GS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last made up to: 2025-08-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CREEVY, Alexander George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PADGETT, Simon William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-08-30 · resigned 2021-07-06
Resigned
TILIKA, Liga→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-09-18 · resigned 2025-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-09