ADAM 20 LIMITED

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15985293 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. 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, 2 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
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
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
61/100Worth 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
50
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,920

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£204
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£219
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Current assets£219
Cash£204
Debtors£15
Net assets£3.9k

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
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-02
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-03-01
    TAKACOVA, Maria appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-01
    CAREB, Karwan Osman resigned
    director
  11. 2024-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM 20 LIMITED
  12. 2024-09-29
    CAREB, Karwan Osman appointed
    director
  13. 2024-09-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Maria Takacova
Individual · Slovak · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Karwan Osman Carebceased 01/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2024-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

46 Wedmore Close
Bristol
BS15 9PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TAKACOVA, Maria
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-01
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Active
CAREB, Karwan Osman
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-29 · resigned 2025-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-29