AD SCIENCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12935201 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-07
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
year to Oct 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-07-20
    BARRICK, Jacqueline Audrey resigned
    director
  5. 2023-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD SCIENCE LIMITED
  11. 2020-10-07
    JENNINGS, Lloyd Daniel appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-07
    BARRICK, Jacqueline Audrey appointed
    director
  13. 2020-10-07
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Dash Studios Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dash Studios Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AD SCIENCE LIMITED
This company · 12935201

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dash Studios Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suites 10-12 The Hive Bell Lane
Stevenage
Herts
SG1 3HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JENNINGS, Lloyd Daniel
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-07
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Active
BARRICK, Jacqueline Audrey
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-07 · resigned 2023-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-10-07