ADORA SWIM LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12336261 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-73.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £73,465
Cash YoY
+87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 87% YoY
Net Worth
-£73k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-68.3k | £-21.1k |
| Current assets | £14.2k | £6.1k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £3.1k |
| Debtors | £8.3k | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £-73.5k | £-54.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ADORA SWIM LTD
- 2019-11-27➕EVANS, Lucy Zoe Morgan appointeddirector
- 2019-11-27➕JOHANSEN, Sara Falkenberg appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sara Falkenberg Johansen Individual · Danish · DOB 01/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/11/2019 |
Ms Lucy Zoe Morgan Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
The Office Group, C/O Addition Finance Limited
1 Lyric Square
London
W6 0NB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EVANS, Lucy Zoe Morgan→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHANSEN, Sara Falkenberg→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2019-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-13