ADEPT WORKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11133134 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£8.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,666

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-272024-01-27
Total assets£13.9k£18.0k
Current assets£15.2k£19.2k
Net assets£8.7k£8.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-10
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    JABEEN, Wajeeha resigned
    director
  17. 2018-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT WORKS LTD
  18. 2018-01-04
    ➕
    AHMAD, Chaudhary Muneeb appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-04
    ➕
    JABEEN, Wajeeha appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-04
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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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

6 Priory Close
High Path
London
SW19 2TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last made up to: 2025-01-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AHMAD, Chaudhary Muneeb→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-01-04
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Active
JABEEN, Wajeeha→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-04 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-29