ADS MEDIA HOUSE LTD

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12433461 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-235.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
63/100Worth 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
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £235,723

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£236k
Current Assets
£121k
Current Liabilities
-£236k-£164k-£93k-£21k£50k£121kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-235.7k
Current assets£121.3k
Net assets£-235.7k

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
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  2. 2026-05-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  3. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-01
    AMORIM SILVA, Andre Daniel appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-28
    AMORIM DA SILVA, Carlos Miguel resigned
    director
  9. 2024-11-07
    AMORIM DA SILVA, Carlos Miguel appointed
    director
  10. 2024-11-07
    AMORIM SILVA, Andre Daniel resigned
    director
  11. 2024-11-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-11-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADS MEDIA HOUSE LTD
  19. 2020-01-30
    AMORIM SILVA, Andre Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2020-01-30
    📄
    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 · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-12

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andre Daniel Amorim Silva
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

12433461 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

AMORIM SILVA, Andre Daniel
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-03-01
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Active
AMORIM DA SILVA, Carlos Miguel
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-07 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
AMORIM SILVA, Andre Daniel
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-30 · resigned 2024-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-05-20
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23