AD7 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11587256 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-25

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£-147.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £147,824

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£148k

Current Assets

£380

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-28
Total assets	£-147.8k
Current assets	£380
Debtors	£380
Net assets	£-147.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
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SANDY, Christopher Graham resigned
director
2025-01-24
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TARBARD, Stephen David resigned
director
2025-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
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MARSHALL, David Frederick Edwin resigned
director
2025-01-16
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NEVER WHAT IF GROUP LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2024-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-09-25
🏢
Company incorporated
As AD7 LIMITED
2018-09-25
➕
SANDY, Colin appointed
secretary
2018-09-25
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SANDY, Colin Torquil appointed
director
2018-09-25
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MARSHALL, David Frederick Edwin appointed
director
2018-09-25
➕
SANDY, Christopher Graham appointed
director
2018-09-25
➕
TARBARD, Stephen David appointed
director
2018-09-25
➕
NEVER WHAT IF GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen David Tarbard Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	25/09/2018

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

Incorporated2018-09-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

84 South Croxted Road

London

SE21 8BD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last made up to: 2025-06-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SANDY, Colin→

secretary · appointed 2018-09-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SANDY, Colin Torquil→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-09-25

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Active

MARSHALL, David Frederick Edwin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-09-25 · resigned 2025-01-16

Resigned

SANDY, Christopher Graham→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-09-25 · resigned 2025-01-24

Resigned

TARBARD, Stephen David→

director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-25 · resigned 2025-01-24

Resigned

NEVER WHAT IF GROUP LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2018-09-25 · resigned 2025-01-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-03

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-10-28

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-10-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-07

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-11

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-05-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-24