ADONKO BITTERS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
11745948 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-02
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£3.4k
Current assets—£3.4k
Net assets—£64.9k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-09-30
    ➖
    SEINTI, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    DARKO-NYAMEKYE, Daniel resigned
    director
  13. 2022-06-17
    ➖
    NUAMAH, Eric Antwi resigned
    director
  14. 2022-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2022-01-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-12-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2021-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2019-09-13
    ➕
    SEINTI, Sheila appointed
    director
  24. 2019-09-13
    ➖
    BRYANT, Felix Kelvin resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-09-13
    ➕
    SEINTI, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-09-13
    ➖
    BRYANT, Felix Kelvin resigned
    director
  27. 2019-09-13
    ➕
    DARKO-NYAMEKYE, Daniel appointed
    director
  28. 2019-01-23
    ➖
    SAMUELS, Kofi resigned
    director
  29. 2019-01-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADONKO BITTERS (UK) LTD
  30. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    BRYANT, Felix Kelvin appointed
    secretary
  31. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    BRYANT, Felix Kelvin appointed
    director
  32. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    NUAMAH, Eric Antwi appointed
    director
  33. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    SAMUELS, Kofi appointed
    director

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sheila Seinti
Individual · Belgian · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest30/09/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Eric Antwi Nuamahceased 13/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Felix Kelvin Bryantceased 13/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Kofi Samuelsceased 13/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

37 Saddleback Close
Kingsnorth
Ashford
TN25 7LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SEINTI, Sheila→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYANT, Felix Kelvin→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2019-09-13
Resigned
SEINTI, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-13 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned
BRYANT, Felix Kelvin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2019-09-13
Resigned
DARKO-NYAMEKYE, Daniel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-13 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
NUAMAH, Eric Antwi→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2022-06-17
Resigned
SAMUELS, Kofi→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2019-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17