AD & SB LTD

💤Zombieactive
13245295 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-211.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £211,065
Cash YoY
+179%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£301
↑ 179% YoY
Net Worth
-£211k
↓ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£211k-£158k-£104k-£51k£3k£56kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£108.9k£40.7k
Current assets£47.0k£56.5k
Cash£301£108
Debtors£41.9k£52.5k
Net assets£-211.1k£-104.3k

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
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-05-04
    ASGHAR, Aadil appointed
    director
  5. 2026-05-04
    ASGHAR, Mohammed Sabeel resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-17
    ASGHAR, Aadil resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD & SB LTD
  14. 2021-03-04
    ASGHAR, Aadil appointed
    director
  15. 2021-03-04
    ASGHAR, Mohammed Sabeel appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-04
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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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aadil Asghar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohammed Sabeel Asgharceased 04/05/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2021-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

43 Rosedale Crescent
Reading
RG6 1AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ASGHAR, Aadil
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-05-04
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Active
ASGHAR, Aadil
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-03-04 · resigned 2025-04-17
Resigned
ASGHAR, Mohammed Sabeel
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-03-04 · resigned 2026-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-26