ADULT DEVELOPMENT (UK) LTD
💤Zombieactive
10971860 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-19➖STEVENS, Darren John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-07➖BOOKER, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-01-06➖READER, Louise Marie, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-01➕BOOKER, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01➕READER, Louise Marie, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-13➕STEVENS, Darren John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02➕ELLIS, Sean appointeddirector
- 2018-01-02➖WOOLLEY, Robert Joseph resigneddirector
- 2017-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADULT DEVELOPMENT (UK) LTD
- 2017-09-20➕WOOLLEY, Robert Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 Sean Douglas Ellis Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/09/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Charles Bookerceased 07/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Louise Marie Atkinsonceased 06/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Dr Darren John Stevensceased 19/01/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Education & training · YO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIZENKO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 09032627 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL GOLF GREENKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 06911065 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CAELEDRO CONSULTING LTD→ 13109343 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CLIFTON MOOR PRE-SCHOOL→ 07266807 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| COAST TUITION LTD→ 12153750 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| COGNITIO SERVICES LIMITED→ 13723337 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CONNECTED SCARBOROUGH CIC→ 16505150 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONNECTION TRAINING EQUINE LTD→ 10823676 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CONSTRUCTING CHANGE CIC→ 16261477 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COTERMINOUS CIC→ 12538469 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY(THE)→ 01760254 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| CP EDUPSYCHSERVICES LTD→ 16970241 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
279 Burton Stone Lane Burton Stone Lane
York
YO30 6EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BOOKER, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2025-01-07
READER, Louise Marie, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2025-01-06
STEVENS, Darren John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-13 · resigned 2025-01-19
WOOLLEY, Robert Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-20 · resigned 2018-01-02
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01