A&D PRIVATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14734453 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-16
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
£55.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £55,179
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,407 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£55k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£274k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£55k£110k£164k£219k£274kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£146.9k£127.5k
Current assets£273.9k£130.3k
Net assets£55.2k£74.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-27
    SEENIVASAGAM, Arvindh resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&D PRIVATE LIMITED
  9. 2023-03-16
    CHINNUSWAMY, Dineshkumar appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-16
    SEENIVASAGAM, Arvindh appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-16
    📄
    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

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 Dineshkumar Chinnuswamy
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Arvindh Seenivasagamceased 30/06/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

24 Evelyn Road
Sheffield
S10 5FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHINNUSWAMY, Dineshkumar
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-16
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Active
SEENIVASAGAM, Arvindh
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-03-16 · resigned 2023-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-16