ADVENTUREMED LTD

💤Zombieactive
12321853 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£18.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,165

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 462% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£19.7k£4.7k
Current assets£29.8k£40.4k
Net assets£18.2k£3.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-11-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-21
    GREENSIDES, Barry resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTUREMED LTD
  15. 2019-11-19
    JONES, Samantha appointed
    director
  16. 2019-11-19
    GREENSIDES, Barry appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-19
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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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Samantha Jones
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control19/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Greensidesceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

15 Chestnut Drive
Brixham
TQ5 0DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-02OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Samantha
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-11-19
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Active
GREENSIDES, Barry
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-19 · resigned 2020-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-04