ADAM KELWICK HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13558798 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
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
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,421

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k£13k£28k£43k£58k£73kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-1.4k£-918
Current assets£72.7k£73.2k
Net assets£-1.4k£-918

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM KELWICK HOLDINGS LTD
  9. 2021-08-10
    KELWICK, Adam Daniel appointed
    director
  10. 2021-08-10
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KELWICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Adam Daniel Kelwick
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Crown House
4 High Street
Tyldesley
Manchester
M29 8AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KELWICK, Adam Daniel
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-10
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-10