ADEPTUS CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
12682775 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£68.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.8y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,778
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£586k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£69k
↑ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£311k£622k£933k£1.2m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£114.8k£79.9k
Current assets£1.30M£1.55M
Cash£586.3k£1.19M
Debtors£713.3k£365.7k
Net assets£68.8k£33.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-31
    WILSON, Laura Isobel resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-07-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-07-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Gre A.S.K. Agent Limited
  8. 2024-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Gre A.S.K Agent Limited
  9. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2020-09-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2020-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-09-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-09-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2020-08-17
    WILSON, Laura Isobel appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPTUS CAPITAL LTD
  20. 2020-06-19
    WILSON, Robert Edward Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2020-06-19
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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

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
Mr Robert Edward Charles Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

207 Leicester Road
Ibstock
LE67 6HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Robert Edward Charles
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-19
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Active
WILSON, Laura Isobel
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-08-17 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Gre A.S.K. Agent
Gre A.S.K. Agent Limited
A registered charge12/07/2024
outstanding
Gre A.S.K Agent
Gre A.S.K Agent Limited
A registered charge12/07/2024
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-09-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-09-22