ADAPTATION STRATEGIC DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
14680218 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-21
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 10 → 11
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1011
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,979

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59k
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£15.0k
Cash£58.8k
Net assets£15.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTATION STRATEGIC DESIGN LTD
  10. 2023-02-21
    JOHNSTON, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-21
    📄
    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: 2026-03-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Andrew Johnston
Individual · British,Australian · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Cardigan House Ground Floor Castle Court
Swansea Enterprise Park
Swansea
SA7 9LA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Michael Andrew
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-02-21
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Recent filings (11 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-21