ADAM CHRISTOPHER JOHN SELLEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14566324 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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 (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM CHRISTOPHER JOHN SELLEY LIMITED
  7. 2023-01-03
    DODGSON, Vicky Jayne appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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: 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vicky Jayne Dodgson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

1060 Spring Bank West 1060 Spring Bank West
Hull
Kingston Upon Hull
HU5 5BH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DODGSON, Vicky Jayne
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-01-03
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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-03