ADI & CO PAYROLL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12390419 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-02-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-01-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADI & CO PAYROLL SERVICES LTD
  14. 2020-01-07
    ➕
    ZEHRA, Syeda Fazeelat appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Syeda Fazeelat Zehra
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

C/O Lps Livingstone, Wenzel House, Suite 3
Olds Approach
Watford
WD18 9AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZEHRA, Syeda Fazeelat→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-01-07
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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-01-27