ADORA PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12163450 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
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 (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-09-25
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-02-07
    PHILIP, Mini, Mrs. resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-02-07
    MATHEW, Jais resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADORA PROPERTIES LTD
  16. 2019-08-19
    MATHEWS, Bennu appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-08-19
    MATHEWS, Dersana, Mrs. appointed
    director
  18. 2019-08-19
    PHILIP, Mini, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-08-19
    MATHEW, Jais appointed
    director
  20. 2019-08-19
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    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Darsana Mathews
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2024
Mr Bennu Mathews
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2024

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
Incorporated2019-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2 Parkland Drive
Darlington
DL3 9DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MATHEWS, Bennu
secretary · appointed 2019-08-19
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Active
MATHEWS, Dersana, Mrs.
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-08-19
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Active
PHILIP, Mini, Mrs.
secretary · appointed 2019-08-19 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned
MATHEW, Jais
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-08-19 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-16