ADS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11193489 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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 £4,289

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£4
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£858£2k£3k£3k£4kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£5.2k£3.3k
Current assets£4£8
Net assets£4.3k£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-01-20
    ➖
    MANNAN, Abdul resigned
    director
  13. 2019-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    STEELE, Andrew Darren appointed
    director
  18. 2018-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD
  19. 2018-02-07
    ➕
    MANNAN, Abdul appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-07
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Darren Steele
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Abdul Mannanceased 20/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2018-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

60 Crowngate Apartments 60-64 Great Hampton Street
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 6EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-12
Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEELE, Andrew Darren→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-08-01
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Active
MANNAN, Abdul→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2020-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29