ADALENA HOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13529685 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £7,246
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,206 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£7.2k£11.5k
Current assets£11.9k£13.4k
Net assets£7.2k£11.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADALENA HOUSE LTD
  6. 2021-07-26
    CLAYTON, Susan Lesley appointed
    director
  7. 2021-07-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Lesley Clayton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control26/07/2021
Susan Jane Mcgregor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

186 Reads Avenue
Blackpool
FY1 4JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLAYTON, Susan Lesley
director · ~78y · appointed 2021-07-26
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-26