ADS ELECTRICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13457547 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£104
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £104

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£104
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£104
Current assets£23.7k
Net assets£104

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 accounts
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-22
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADS ELECTRICS LTD
  9. 2021-06-15
    LOUGHREY, Adam appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-15
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Loughrey
Individual · English · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

Ruffit Wood Farm Chilsham Lane
Herstmonceux
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 4QH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOUGHREY, Adam
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-06-15
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Recent filings (12 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-15