ADWEEK UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

13059669 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-03

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Sector: Information & communication

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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GOLDSTEIN, Dov Gabriel appointed
director
2026-04-24
➖
SHAKUN, Eric Hayden resigned
director
2026-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-26
➖
MORRIS, Juliette resigned
director
2023-05-15
➕
SHAKUN, Eric Hayden appointed
director
2023-04-12
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-03
➖
PASS, Matthew resigned
secretary
2022-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
➖
LITVACK, Jeffrey Scott resigned
director
2022-01-01
➕
MORRIS, Juliette appointed
director
2020-12-03
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Company incorporated
As ADWEEK UK LIMITED
2020-12-03
➕
PASS, Matthew appointed
secretary
2020-12-03
➕
LITVACK, Jeffrey Scott appointed
director
2020-12-03
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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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Laura Held Individual · American · DOB 09/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/12/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-12-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Registered office

C/O Saffery Llp St John's Court

Easton Street

High Wycombe

HP11 1JX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GOLDSTEIN, Dov Gabriel→

director · ~49y · appointed 2026-04-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PASS, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-03 · resigned 2023-03-03

Resigned

LITVACK, Jeffrey Scott→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-03 · resigned 2022-01-01

Resigned

MORRIS, Juliette→

director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2023-07-26

Resigned

SHAKUN, Eric Hayden→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-15 · resigned 2026-04-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-09-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-10-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-19

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-09-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-09-19