ADEPT LIFESTYLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10943119 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-01
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (72/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-27
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-31
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    HOULIHAN, Sheelagh Anne resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-08-28
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-08-28
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    HUGHES, Abigail Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2020-05-14
    ➖
    CLARKE, William resigned
    director
  22. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    HOULIHAN, Sheelagh Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    FERNS, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-08
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    FERNS, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT LIFESTYLE LTD
  26. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, William 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abigail Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/05/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Sheelagh Anne Hoolihanceased 31/03/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr William Clarkeceased 14/05/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 10-12 Mezzanine Floor Royal Liver Building
Pier Head
Liverpool
L3 1HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUGHES, Abigail Sarah→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, William→
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
FERNS, Michael Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-08 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
HOULIHAN, Sheelagh Anne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29