ADEKOYA UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13190884 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-11-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-31
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2025-05-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEKOYA UK LIMITED
  14. 2021-02-09
    ADENEKAN, Adekoya appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-09
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    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 5 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

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 Adekoya Adenekan
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

175 Oval Road North
Dagenham
RM10 9ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADENEKAN, Adekoya
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-02-09
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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05