ADAM FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10997555 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-01-31
    KILINSKAITE, Daiva resigned
    director
  7. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-01-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-01-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-12-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-01-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2017-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM FOODS LTD
  18. 2017-10-05
    SAHIN, Erkan appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-05
    KILINSKAITE, Daiva appointed
    director
  20. 2017-10-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mr Erkan Sahin
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

21-23 Norwood Road Herne Hill
London
SE24 9AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SAHIN, Erkan
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-10-05
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Active
KILINSKAITE, Daiva
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-10-05 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-01-16