ADLER BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13332644 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,574

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£10.1k
Current assets£9.7k
Net assets£8.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADLER BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  10. 2021-04-14
    SCHOLEY, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-14
    📄
    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 Peter Andrew Scholey
Individual · English · DOB 02/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

182 Arnold Avenue
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S12 3JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SCHOLEY, Peter Andrew
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-04-14
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-14