ADAM L JEFFRYES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14401073 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM L JEFFRYES LIMITED
  11. 2022-10-05
    JEFFRYES, Adam Lee appointed
    director
  12. 2022-10-05
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    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 "JEFFRYES" — 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 Lee Jeffryes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JEFFRYES, Adam Lee
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-05
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-05