ADEXA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

11627868 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
74990Non-trading company

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

10 active PSC(s) of 22 total, 22 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £584,184

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Profit before tax	£584.2k	£544.4k
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-03
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officers · AP01
2025-09-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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POOLE, Thomas Robert Davey appointed
director
2025-08-31
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FAIRCLOUGH, Ava Kathleen resigned
director
2025-08-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-21
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capital · SH19
2024-03-21
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-03-21
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legacy
capital · SH20
2022-11-30
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FAIRCLOUGH, Ava Kathleen appointed
director
2022-11-30
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SHORTO, Donna Leanne resigned
director
2022-04-01
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GALLIENNE, Joshua Luke appointed
director
2018-10-24
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MEDINA, Juan appointed
director
2018-10-24
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SMITH, Christopher Stephen appointed
director
2018-10-17
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Company incorporated
As ADEXA LIMITED
2018-10-17
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PRAXIS SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-10-17
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SHORTO, Donna Leanne appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-03-21: legacy

Group structure

London Trustee Company Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

London Trustee Company Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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ADEXA LIMITED

This company · 11627868

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

10 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Helen Maria Hendy Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	28/03/2025
Mr Gavin Spencer Carruthers Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	02/09/2024
Miss Sarah Holly Denoual Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	29/07/2024
Mr Daniel James Oldfield Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	11/01/2024
Mr Luigi Garavaglia Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	11/01/2024
London Trustee Company Limited Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control · trust interest	24/11/2023
Mr Darren Graham Toudic Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	20/11/2023
Ms Barbara Mcdonald Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	31/03/2023
Mr Juan Medina Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	17/10/2018
Mrs Claire Cain Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	17/10/2018

12 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Joanne Mari Abbottceased 25/04/2025· significant influence · trust interest
London Trustee Company Limitedceased 15/12/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mrs Heidi Michelle Thompsonceased 23/02/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mrs Ava Kathleen Faircloughceased 24/11/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Nurseyceased 27/03/2025· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Stuart Edward Mcinnesceased 29/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Daniel Reynoldsceased 24/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Roberto Piatticeased 14/07/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Gianluca Bolelliceased 14/07/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Praxisifm Trustees (Uk) Limitedceased 24/11/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Benjamin William Mcalpine Tothillceased 31/03/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Hugh Simon Lindoceased 31/03/2023· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ADDLESHAW GODDARD SECRETARIAL LIMITED→ 04673310 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ADDLESHAW GODDARD TRAINING LIMITED→ 04673313 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—
ADDLESHAW GODDARD TRUSTEES LIMITED→ 01495009 · est 1980 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	45y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-10-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

5th Floor, 2 Copthall Avenue

London

EC2R 7DA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16