ACADVIT LTD
💤Zombieactive
11627204 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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
£44.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £44,020
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,976 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↓ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£44k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.2k | £70.6k |
| Current assets | £67.6k | £94.2k |
| Cash | £40.3k | £44.9k |
| Debtors | £27.2k | £49.2k |
| Net assets | £44.0k | £68.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-31➖COOK, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-31➖COOK, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-registerpersons-with-significant-control · EW04
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-16➕COOK, Adam Steven George appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADVIT LTD
- 2018-10-17➕COOK, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-17➕COOK, Andrew 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 Adam Steven George Cook Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Cookceased 23/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Andrew Cookceased 31/07/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andrew Cookceased 01/10/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCKNOWLEDGE (UK) LIMITED→ 04999494 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACORNS DIGITAL LTD→ 15860017 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACSTATS LIMITED→ 08202713 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACTIVE PLANNING LEADS LTD→ 12862897 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADAM DRY IT LIMITED→ 08923836 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ADAMS PUBLISHING LIMITED→ 07166027 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADHESIVES RESEARCH PTE LTD→ 16893899 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADLF LIMITED→ 08404394 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AELPHA LTD→ 16964609 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFFECT INTERACTIVE SPV2 LTD→ 15645345 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFFECT INTERACTIVE SPV3 LTD→ 15645483 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFRICAN AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 03233008 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Priory Place
Priory Road
Tiptree Essex
Essex
CO5 0QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
COOK, Adam Steven George→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2023-07-31
COOK, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2023-07-31
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-01