ADEON MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12578089 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-02
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-05-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-10-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-10-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEON MEDIA LIMITED
  20. 2020-04-29
    WELLMAN, Leon appointed
    director
  21. 2020-04-29
    📄
    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

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: 2026-05-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leon Wellman
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/04/2020
Mr Adam Paul Hawksworth
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Roxan Business Centre
142 Lodge Road
Southampton
SO14 6QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WELLMAN, Leon
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-04-29
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Recent filings (24 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02