ADP CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14742287 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-20
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
£-1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,924

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£250
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£250
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£838-£294£250Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-1.9k£-2.5k
Current assets£250
Cash£250
Net assets£-1.9k£-2.5k

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
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. 2025-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-03-01
    1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-03-21
    1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-03-21
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  9. 2023-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADP CONSULTANTS LTD
  10. 2023-03-20
    PARMAR, Arun appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-20
    📄
    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 Arun Parmar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PARMAR, Arun
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-03-20
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Active
1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-21 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-03-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-20