ADEVAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14397769 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-04
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
£6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 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
69/100Strong
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
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 £6,175

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.2k
Current assets£7.2k
Debtors£6.2k
Net assets£6.2k
Average employees100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-11-22
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2022-11-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2022-11-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2022-11-22
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2022-11-22
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  14. 2022-11-22
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  15. 2022-11-22
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  16. 2022-11-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2022-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-11-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2022-11-16
    STYLES, Mark Wayne resigned
    director
  20. 2022-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEVAR LIMITED
  21. 2022-10-04
    VELVIN, Andrew Marcel appointed
    director
  22. 2022-10-04
    STYLES, Mark Wayne appointed
    director
  23. 2022-10-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-11-22: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Marcel Velvin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control04/10/2022
Mrs Tracey Velvin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Wayne Stylesceased 16/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

The Tower Hornbeam Park
Hookstone Road
Harrogate
HG2 8QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VELVIN, Andrew Marcel
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-10-04
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Active
STYLES, Mark Wayne
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-04 · resigned 2022-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-11-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-11-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-22