ADAPTIVE ACCOUNTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10967847 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-18
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£84.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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, 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,519
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,547 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£85k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£48k£73k£97k£121kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£102.0k£114.4k
Current assets£121.2k£114.5k
Cash£90.8k
Debtors£23.7k
Net assets£84.5k£93.1k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE ACCOUNTANCY LTD
  21. 2017-09-18
    WALKER, Bradley Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bradley Graham Walker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

G1, Raise Business Centre
Tom Pudding Way
Goole
East Riding Of Yorkshire
DN14 6BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Bradley Graham
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-09-18
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26