ADR GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED

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14810753 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£65.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
14 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,357

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£65k
Current Assets
£72k
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£29k£43k£57k£72kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£65.8k
Current assets£71.8k
Cash£37.8k
Debtors£34.0k
Net assets£65.4k
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-04
    ZAA, Youssef appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-04
    ZAA, Nordine resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-10-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADR GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
  14. 2023-04-18
    ZAA, Nordine appointed
    director
  15. 2023-04-18
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Youssef Zaa
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

12 Burgess Road
Southampton
SO16 7NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZAA, Youssef
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
ZAA, Nordine
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-18 · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-18