AADEX LTD

💤Zombieactive
13080308 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-14
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
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,000
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,514 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£903£2k£3k£4k£5kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.0k£4.5k
Current assets£0£1.8k
Net assets£3.0k£4.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-20
    SALEME, Aran resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-24
    SALEME, Sahi resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-12-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-12-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AADEX LTD
  18. 2020-12-14
    SALEME, Serwan appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-14
    SALEME, Aran appointed
    director
  20. 2020-12-14
    SALEME, Sahi appointed
    director
  21. 2020-12-14
    📄
    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
Serwan Saleme
Individual · Swedish · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SALEME, Serwan
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-12-14
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Active
SALEME, Aran
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2026-01-20
Resigned
SALEME, Sahi
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2021-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-31